Risk factors and pregnancy outcomes associated with placental malaria in a prospective cohort of Papua New Guinean women

Risk factors and pregnancy outcomes associated with placental malaria in a prospective cohort of Papua New Guinean women

Abstract Background Plasmodium falciparum in pregnancy results in substantial poor health outcomes for both mother and child, particularly in young, primigravid mothers who are at greatest risk of placental malaria (PM) infection. Complications of PM include maternal anaemia, low birth weight and pr...

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Main Authors: Elvin Lufele, Alexandra Umbers, Jaume Ordi, Maria Ome-Kaius, Regina Wangnapi, Holger Unger, Nandao Tarongka, Peter Siba, Ivo Mueller, Leanne Robinson, Stephen Rogerson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Placental malaria
Pregnancy
Birth outcomes
Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy
Insecticide-treated bed nets
Papua New Guinea
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-2077-4

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