Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Does malaria during pregnancy affect the newborn?

Mohammad Yawar Yakoob1, Asma Zakaria, Saima Naheed Waqar

  • 1Department of Community Health Sciences, The Aga Khan University, Karachi.

JPMA. the Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
|January 28, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Maternal malaria infection during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of anemia and low birth weight (LBW) in newborns. Prevention of malaria in pregnant women is crucial for better maternal and fetal outcomes.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Terminal Digit Preference and Threshold Avoidance in Digital Blood Pressure Measurements During Pregnancy: Secondary Analysis of Data From the CLIP and PRECISE Cohorts.

JMIR mHealth and uHealth·2026
Same author

Service readiness of Public and private health facilities for roll-out of hepatitis C screening and management: a cross-sectional study.

BMC health services research·2026
Same author

Additional Details on the COPAT Trial.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America·2026
Same author

"Universal health coverage and priority diseases diagnostics: a case study of Essential Package of Health Services from Pakistan".

The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia·2026
Same author

Highly Effective Modulator Therapy in Cystic Fibrosis: Addressing Unusual Variants in the Middle East.

Pulmonary medicine·2026
Same author

Using the Comparing Oral versus Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (COPAT) Clinical Trial to Influence Institutional Practice Transformation Towards Earlier Transition to Oral Antibiotics.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America·2025

Area of Science:

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Neonatology

Background:

  • Malaria in pregnancy poses significant risks to both mother and fetus.
  • Understanding the impact of malaria on pregnancy outcomes is critical for public health interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of malarial infection during pregnancy on newborn outcomes.
  • To assess the association between maternal malaria and preterm delivery, low birth weight (LBW), and intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR).

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective cohort study was conducted at The Aga Khan University Hospital.
  • Compared outcomes of 29 pregnant women with malaria against 66 malaria-negative controls.
  • Analyzed in-patient hospital records from 1988 to 1999.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • Maternal malaria was associated with a 3.1 times greater risk of preterm labor.
  • Pregnant women with malaria had significantly higher rates of anemia (RR=2.9) and lower mean hemoglobin levels.
  • Maternal malaria was significantly linked to LBW infants, with a mean birth weight reduction of 461g.

Conclusions:

  • Malarial infection during pregnancy is associated with adverse maternal and fetal outcomes, including maternal anemia and LBW infants.
  • There is a need for effective malaria prevention strategies in pregnant women, particularly in malaria-endemic regions.
  • Early diagnosis and treatment of malaria in pregnancy are essential to mitigate risks.