A study of the consequences of malarial infection in pregnant women and their infants.
An outline is given of a field research study to be undertaken in Malawi to investigate the pattern and consequences of malaria in pregnancy and infants. The central question to be investigated is whether babies born to anaemic mothers in malarious areas are at increased risk of developing anaemia or altered risk for morbidity from malaria or develop anaemia in the first year of life. The framework for the case control and cohort study to be undertaken is outlined.
Brabin
B
B
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, U.K.
Maxwell
S
S
Chimsuku
L
L
Verhoeff
F
F
van der Kaay
H J
HJ
Broadhead
R
R
Kazembe
P
P
Thomas
A
A
D000740:Anemia / Q000151:congenital / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000453:epidemiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000737:chemistry; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D008295:Malawi / Q000453:epidemiology; D010219:Papua New Guinea / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000453:epidemiology; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D015995:Prevalence
D006454:Hemoglobins; D007501:Iron