Placental malaria and pregnancy outcome
- 1 March 1992
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
- Vol. 37 (4) , 247-252
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-7292(92)90324-c
Abstract
Malaria parasitemia was assessed in 312 placentae of singleton deliveries in Benin. The prevalence rate was 45.19%. The dominant infecting specie was Plasmodium falciparum. High density parasitemia of placental smear in 44.68% was associated with preterm delivery, low birthweight, intrauterine growth retardation and neonatal mortality. Placental histological diagnosis of malaria in 57.69% was more frequently associated with intrauterine growth retardation. Extraplacental parasitemia decreased but intraplacental parasitemia increased with gestational age.Keywords
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