TY - CHAP
T1 - Malaria in Pregnancy
AU - Adanu, Richard M.K.
PY - 2010/7/9
Y1 - 2010/7/9
KW - Anemia in pregnancy - occurring in 56% of pregnancies in low-income countries
KW - Malaria diagnosis in pregnancy - combination of clinical features and laboratory investigations
KW - Malaria in pregnancy
KW - Malaria in pregnancy - for 5 to 12% of all low birthweight (LBW) babies
KW - Malaria in pregnancy - leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality
KW - Malaria in second and third trimesters - using artemisin-based combination therapy (ACT)
KW - Malaria, effects on mother and fetus - severe anemia leading to cardiac failure
KW - Malaria, parasitic infestation - caused by protozoan Plasmodium, transmitted through bite of female Anopheles mosquito
KW - P. falciparum infestation - and non-specific flu-like reaction
KW - Pregnancy-associated malaria, resulting in placental malaria
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84885561450&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/9781444323870.ch37
DO - 10.1002/9781444323870.ch37
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84885561450
SN - 9781405196505
SP - 307
EP - 312
BT - Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies
PB - Wiley Blackwell
ER -