BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, “Maternal mortality and serious maternal morbidity 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”
Nationwide case-note study 1983-2006 (mortality) and 2004-2006 (morbidity); MMR 68 per 100,000. PMID 19515150.
Official source (opens in new tab) Archived or alternative copy (opens in new tab)
Provenance and verification note for BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Maternal mortality and serious maternal morbidity in Jehovah's witnesses in The Netherlands
Confidence note. Abstract opened via Europe PMC.
Corroborated by. src-singla-2001-ajog
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-vanwolfswinkel-2009-bjog