title: A study of malaria parasitaemia in pregnant women, placentae, cord blood and newborn babies in Lagos, Nigeria.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Child Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Surulere.
authors.forename: O T
authors.initials: OT
authors.lastname: Lamikanra
mesh_terms: 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