Factors Related to Fetal Death in Pregnant Women with Cholera, Haiti, 2011-2014

Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Jan;22(1):124-7. doi: 10.3201/eid2201.151078.

Abstract

We assessed risk factors for fetal death during cholera infection and effect of treatment changes on these deaths. Third trimester gestation, younger maternal age, severe dehydration, and vomiting were risk factors. Changes in treatment had limited effects on fetal death, highlighting the need for prevention and evidence-based treatment.

Keywords: Haiti; bacteria; cholera; enteric infections; fetal death; pregnancy.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cholera / complications*
  • Female
  • Fetal Death / etiology*
  • Gestational Age
  • Haiti
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / etiology
  • Young Adult