Influence of the number and timing of malaria episodes during pregnancy on prematurity and small-for-gestational-age in an area of low transmission

Influence of the number and timing of malaria episodes during pregnancy on prematurity and small-for-gestational-age in an area of low transmission

Abstract Background Most evidence on the association between malaria in pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes focuses on falciparum malaria detected at birth. We assessed the association between the number and timing of falciparum and vivax malaria episodes during pregnancy on small-for-gestation...

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Main Authors: Kerryn A. Moore, Julie A. Simpson, Jacher Wiladphaingern, Aung Myat Min, Mupawjay Pimanpanarak, Moo Kho Paw, Jathee Raksuansak, Sasithon Pukrittayakamee, Freya J. I. Fowkes, Nicholas J. White, François Nosten, Rose McGready
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Malaria in pregnancy
Preterm birth
Small-for-gestational-age
Timing
Gestation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-017-0877-6

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