Azucena Bardají|Betuel Sigaúque|Sergi Sanz|María Maixenchs|Jaume Ordi|John J. Aponte|Samuel Mabunda|Pedro L. Alonso|Clara Menéndez
Impact of Malaria at the End of Pregnancy on Infant Mortality and Morbidity
Universitat de Barcelona|Ministry of Health|Manhiça Health Research Centre|Universitat de Barcelona|Manhiça Health Research Centre|Universitat de Barcelona|Manhiça Health Research Centre|Universitat de Barcelona|Ministry of Health|Manhiça Health Research Centre|Universitat de Barcelona|Manhiça Health Research Centre|Universitat de Barcelona
consensus malaria pregnancy may negatively affect infants mortality malaria morbidity less evidence concerning factors involveda total 1030 mozambican pregnant women enrolled randomized placebocontrolled trial intermittent preventive treatment sulfadoxinepyrimethamine infants followed throughout infancy overall mortality malaria morbidity rates recorded association maternal fetal risk factors infant mortality malaria morbidity assessedthere 58 infant deaths among 997 liveborn infants risk dying infancy increased among infants born women acute placental infection odds ratio 508 95 confidence interval ci 1771453 parasitemia cord blood 1931 95 ci 4448402 low birth weight 282 95 ci 127628 prematurity 319 95 ci 114895 infants born women clinical malaria pregnancy 196 95 ci 113341 acute placental infection 463 95 ci 2101024 increased risk clinical malaria infancymalaria infection end pregnancy maternal clinical malaria negatively impact survival malaria morbidity infancy effective clinical management prevention malaria pregnancy may improve infants health survival