BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
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Multicenter Study
Maternal mortality and serious maternal morbidity in Jehovah's witnesses in The Netherlands.
To determine the risk of maternal mortality and serious maternal morbidity because of major obstetric haemorrhage in Jehovah's witnesses in The Netherlands. ⋯ Women who are Jehovah's witnesses are at a six times increased risk for maternal death, at a 130 times increased risk for maternal death because of major obstetric haemorrhage and at a 3.1 times increased risk for serious maternal morbidity because of obstetric haemorrhage, compared to the general Dutch population.