Infectious diseases like malaria are more prevalent in pregnant women than in non-pregnant women (most common in the first pregnancy). In addition, an increasing number of pregnant women are testing positive for the human immunodeficiency virus
Matenda opatsirana monga malungo amafala kwambiri mwa amayi apakati kusiyana ndi amayi omwe sali oyembekezera (ofala kwambiri pa mimba yoyamba). Kuonjezera apo, amayi oyembekezera akuchulukirachulukira akuyezetsa kuti ali ndi kachilombo ka HIV 