This document presents preliminary baseline results on maternal and perinatal morbidity and complications from a study conducted in four districts of Malawi. It finds that 36% of women experienced complications during their last pregnancy, with 25% experiencing antenatal complications and 20% experiencing delivery complications. The most common antenatal complications were hypertension (34%), abortion (23%), and anemia (17%). Delivery complications included postpartum hemorrhage (28%), prolonged labor (18%), and asphyxia (13%). Complication rates varied between districts. Most antenatal complications occurred at home while most delivery complications occurred in facilities.