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

Erin Schillberg ; Cono Ariti ; Lindsay Bryson ; Rodnie Delva-Senat ; Debbie Price ; Reynold GrandPierre ; Annick Lenglet ; (2016) Factors Related to Fetal Death in Pregnant Women with Cholera, Haiti, 2011-2014. Emerging infectious diseases, 22 (1). pp. 124-127. ISSN 1080-6040 DOI: 10.3201/eid2201.151078

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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.