Amy D. Sullivan|Thomas Nyirenda|Tim Cullinan|Terrie E. Taylor|Sio?án D. Harlow|Sherman A. James|Steven R. Meshnick
Malaria Infection during Pregnancy: Intrauterine Growth Retardation and Preterm Delivery in Malawi
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital|University of Malawi|Ministry of Health|Michigan State University|Michigan State University|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital|University of Malawi|Ministry of Health|Michigan State University|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital|University of Malawi|Ministry of Health|Michigan State University|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital|University of Malawi|Ministry of Health|Michigan State University|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital|University of Malawi|Ministry of Health|Michigan State University|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital|University of Malawi|Ministry of Health|Michigan State University|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital|University of Malawi|Ministry of Health
subsaharan africa malaria infection pregnancy contributes low birth weight intrauterine growth retardation iugr preterm delivery ptd hypothesized malariaassociated ptd iugr differing etiologies due timing infection prospective cohort primigravid women enrolled antenatal clinic mangochi district hospital malawi associations investigated antenatal delivery parasitemias iugr ptd among 178 singleton deliveries 35 infants preterm iugr cord blood parasitemia odds ratio or334 95 confidence interval ci 1388 placental parasitemia or243 95 ci 1251 postdelivery maternal peripheral parasitemia or278 95 ci 1361 associated ptd parasitemia andor clinically diagnosed malaria antenatal period associated iugr or513 95 ci 14194 delivery parasitemias borderline associations iugr risk patterns observed suggest timing severity infection influences occurrence iugr ptd