Pregnancy outcomes in a malaria-exposed Malian cohort of women of child-bearing age.

ABSTRACT: In Sub-Saharan Africa, malaria continues to be associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes including stillbirth, early neonatal death, preterm delivery, and low birth weight. Current preventive measures are insufficient and new interventions are urgently needed. However, before such interventions can be tested in pregnant women, background information on pregnancy outcomes in this target population must be collected. We conducted an observational study in Ouélessébougou, Mali, a malaria-endemic area where first antenatal visit commonly occurs during the second trimester of pregnancy, hindering calculation of miscarriage rate in the population. To accurately determine the rate of miscarriage, 799 non-pregnant women of child-bearing age were enrolled and surveyed via monthly follow up

SUBMITTER: Gaoussou S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9772013 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature