Antepartum complications and perinatal mortality in rural Bangladesh

Table 1 Prevalence of self-reported maternal complications during pregnancy

Maternal complications	n = 6,285	%
Antepartum hemorrhage	168	2.7
Probable infection^a	904	14.4
High fever	681	10.8
Foul smelling discharge	310	4.9
Probable pregnancy-induced hypertension^b	1,281	20.4
Convulsion	161	2.6
Swelling of feet or face	1,169	18.6
Any of three complications	1,970	31.3

^aDefined as women who reported having either high fever or foul smelling discharge during pregnancy
^bDefined as women who reported having either convulsions or swelling of feet or face during pregnancy

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