This dataset contains information from 4244 pregnant women in Mchinji District, Malawi. It was collected in 2013/4. The variables include: socio-demographics, such as age, marital status, education and socio-economic status; obstetric history; previous experience of depression and intimate partner violence. The degree of intention of the current pregnancy was measured using the London Measure of Unplanned pregnancy. This dataset was used in the the PLOS ONE publication: "Prevalence and Determinants of Unintended Pregnancy in Mchinji District, Malawi; using a conceptual hierarchy to inform analysis".