Placental characteristics and neonatal weights among women with malaria-preeclampsia comorbidity and healthy pregnancies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malaria and preeclampsia are leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. They contribute significantly to poor perinatal outcomes like low neonatal weight by causing considerable placental morphological changes that impair placental function. Previous studies have described the effects of either condition on the placental structure but the structure of the placenta in malaria-preeclampsia comorbidity is largely understudied despite its high burden. This study aimed to compare the placental characteristics and neonatal weights among women with malaria-preeclampsia comorbidity versus those with healthy pregnancies.

Methodology

We conducted a retrospective cohort study among 24 women with malaria-preeclampsia comorbidity and 24 women wit

SUBMITTER: Lwamulungi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10586625 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature