title: Perceptions of pregnancy complications in Haiti.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the incidence of perceived pregnancy complications and associated factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  During a census, 450 women identified themselves as pregnant and 388 were interviewed postpartum.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Complications were reported by 58.6%. Bleeding post-delivery was the most frequent complication (42.5%), followed by great pain (33.8%), bleeding during pregnancy (20.1%), and fever post-delivery (11.6%). Prenatal care at either a dispensary or a clinic was associated with reports of bleeding during pregnancy (odds ratio [OR] 9.06; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.71-48.00 and OR 7.58; 95% CI, 1.53-37.48, respectively). Women who visited a doctor were less likely to report bleeding during pregnancy (OR 0.20; 95% CI, 0.08-0.55) or fever post-delivery (P=0.015). Herb use was associated with reported bleeding during pregnancy (OR 2.22; 95% CI, 1.12-4.40) and great pain (OR 1.94; 95% CI, 1.05-3.58).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The perceived pregnancy complication rate in Haiti is high and is associated with access to health care. The association between use of herbs and pregnancy complications warrants investigation.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, USA. fwja@med.umich.edu
authors: Frank W J
authors: FW
authors: Anderson
authors: Sujata I
authors: SI
authors: Naik
authors: Shingairai A
authors: SA
authors: Feresu
authors: Bette
authors: B
authors: Gebrian
authors: Manju
authors: M
authors: Karki
authors: Sioban D
authors: SD
authors: Harlow
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006205:Haiti / Q000453:epidemiology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012424:Rural Population