Impact of malaria during pregnancy on low birth weight in sub-Saharan Africa

Guyatt, Helen L.; Snow, Robert W.

doi:10.1128/cmr.17.4.760-769.2004

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Impact of malaria during pregnancy on low birth weight in sub-Saharan Africa

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Guyatt, Helen L., Snow, Robert W.·2004·Clinical Microbiology Reviews

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Malaria during pregnancy can result in low birth weight (LBW), an important risk factor for infant mortality. This article reviews the pathological effects of malaria during pregnancy and the implications for the newborn's development and survival. Empirical data from throughout Africa on associations between placental malaria and birth weight outcome, birth weight outcome and infant mortality, and the rates of LBW in areas with various levels of malaria transmission are evaluated to assess the increased risks of LBW and infant mortality associated with malaria. It is estimated that in areas where malaria is endemic, around 19% of infant LBWs are due to malaria and 6% of infant deaths are due to LBW caused by malaria. These estimates imply that around 100,000 infant deaths each year could be due to LBW caused by malaria during pregnancy in areas of malaria endemicity in Africa.

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P. falciparum infection during pregnancy increases the risk of spontaneous abortion, stillbirth, preterm delivery, low birthweight, small for gestational age, maternal and newborn anaemia, and maternal death.
“Plasmodium falciparum infection during pregnancy increases the risk of spontaneous abortion [1], stillbirth [1], preterm delivery [2], low birthweight [3], small for gestational age [4], maternal and newborn anaemia [5], and maternal death [2, 4, 6].”
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Authors: Guyatt, H. L., & Snow, R. W.
Affiliations: John Radcliffe Hospital (GB)
ORCID: Guyatt, Helen L.
Snow, Robert W.
Venue: Clinical Microbiology Reviews
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Published: 2004-10
Volume: 17
Issue: 4
Pages: 760-769
ISSN: 0893-8512 (ISSN-L)
1098-6618
DOI: 10.1128/cmr.17.4.760-769.2004
PMC: PMC523568
OpenAlex: W2137827130
Cited by: 458
References: 82
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FWCI: 2.07
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
europepmc.org
Licence: journals.asm.org/non-commercial-tdm-license (tdm)
Locations: Clinical Microbiology Reviews (publishedVersion)
Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Wellcome Trust (055100)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Malaria Research and Control
Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Global Maternal and Child Health
Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
Keywords: malaria in pregnancy, low birth weight, placental malaria, infant mortality, neonatal development, malaria transmission intensity, sub-Saharan Africa
MeSH terms: Female, Humans, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Newborn, Malaria, Placenta Diseases, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, Africa South of the Sahara

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