The effects of malaria and intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy on fetal anemia in Malawi.

@article{Rogawski2012TheEO,
  title={The effects of malaria and intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy on fetal anemia in Malawi.},
  author={Elizabeth T Rogawski and Ebbie Chaluluka and Malcolm Edward Molyneux and Gaoqian Feng and Stephen J. Rogerson and Steven R. Meshnick},
  journal={Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America},
  year={2012},
  volume={55 8},
  pages={
          1096-102
        }
}
BACKGROUND Fetal anemia is common in malarious areas and is a risk factor for infant morbidity and mortality. Malaria during pregnancy may cause decreased cord hemoglobin (Hb) and fetal anemia among newborns. Intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is protective against malaria but may also affect hematopoiesis and contribute to fetal anemia. METHODS Peripheral, placental, and cord blood were examined for malaria parasitemia and Hb… 
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