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Malaria during pregnancy: neonatal morbidity and mortality and the efficacy of chloroquine chemoprophylaxis. 1993

P Nyirjesy, and T Kavasya, and P Axelrod, and P R Fischer
Centre Médical Evangélique, Nyankunde, Zaire.

In malaria-endemic regions, the impact of malaria upon pregnancy and the value of chemoprophylaxis for malaria for pregnant women remain controversial. We prospectively studied 302 pregnant women who presented in labor to Centre Médical Evangélique, Nyankunde, Zaire. We evaluated the incidence of malarial infection in mothers, placentas, and neonates and examined the effect of infection on birth weight and perinatal mortality. We analyzed the outcome of pregnancy in relation to prophylaxis with chloroquine, controlling for parity and prenatal clinic attendance. Peripartum smears of maternal blood (21%), placentas (33%), cord blood (9%), and neonatal blood (7%) were positive for Plasmodium falciparum. Maternal malaria increased the risk of perinatal death (relative risk [RR] = 12.4) and low birth weight (RR = 3.7). Neonatal malaria increased the risk of perinatal death (RR = 7.2). Chloroquine prophylaxis protected against maternal (RR = 0.4) and fetal malaria (RR = 0.2), low birth weight (RR = 0.39), and perinatal death (RR = 0.38). Peripartum malaria increases the risk of perinatal death and low birth weight. Chemoprophylaxis with chloroquine during pregnancy may have a protective effect, even in certain areas where chloroquine-resistant P. falciparum is endemic.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D001724 Birth Weight The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual at BIRTH. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms. Birthweight,Birth Weights,Birthweights,Weight, Birth,Weights, Birth
D002738 Chloroquine The prototypical antimalarial agent with a mechanism that is not well understood. It has also been used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and in the systemic therapy of amebic liver abscesses. Aralen,Arechine,Arequin,Chingamin,Chlorochin,Chloroquine Sulfate,Chloroquine Sulphate,Khingamin,Nivaquine,Sulfate, Chloroquine,Sulphate, Chloroquine
D004351 Drug Resistance Diminished or failed response of an organism, disease or tissue to the intended effectiveness of a chemical or drug. It should be differentiated from DRUG TOLERANCE which is the progressive diminution of the susceptibility of a human or animal to the effects of a drug, as a result of continued administration. Resistance, Drug
D005260 Female Females
D005313 Fetal Death Death of the developing young in utero. BIRTH of a dead FETUS is STILLBIRTH. Fetal Mummification,Fetal Demise,Death, Fetal,Deaths, Fetal,Demise, Fetal,Fetal Deaths,Mummification, Fetal
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015597 Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic The co-occurrence of pregnancy and parasitic diseases. The parasitic infection may precede or follow FERTILIZATION. Parasitic Pregnancy Complications,Complications, Parasitic Pregnancy,Pregnancy, Parasitic Complications,Complication, Parasitic Pregnancy,Complications Pregnancies, Parasitic,Complications Pregnancy, Parasitic,Parasitic Complications Pregnancies,Parasitic Complications Pregnancy,Parasitic Pregnancy Complication,Pregnancies, Parasitic Complications,Pregnancy Complication, Parasitic
D016778 Malaria, Falciparum Malaria caused by PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM. This is the severest form of malaria and is associated with the highest levels of parasites in the blood. This disease is characterized by irregularly recurring febrile paroxysms that in extreme cases occur with acute cerebral, renal, or gastrointestinal manifestations. Plasmodium falciparum Malaria,Malaria, Plasmodium falciparum

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