A study of malaria parasitaemia in pregnant women, placentae, cord blood and newborn babies in Lagos, Nigeria.
The peripheral blood of 101 pregnant women at delivery, their 105 new born babies and the corresponding placental, and cord blood smears were examined cross sectionally for malaria parasites, during a 3 month period (May-July, 1986). The average maternal age was 26.3 years. Positive parasitaemia was found in 2.97% of maternal peripheral thick blood films; in 2.94% of placental smears, and in 0.95% of cord blood films. Congenital malaria did not occur in the babies.
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Institute of Child Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Surulere.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000097:blood* / Q000469:parasitology*; D008288:Malaria / Q000097:blood* / Q000151:congenital / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000635:transmission; D008423:Maternal Age; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D010920:Placenta / Q000469:parasitology*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D015995:Prevalence; D014505:Urban Population