The effect of maternal, umbilical cord and placental malaria parasitaemia on the birthweight of newborns from South‐western Cameroon

Abstract

We suggest that parity and maternal and placental malaria parasitaemia at delivery have an important negative impact on birthweight, especially in first pregnancies. This observation emphasizes the need for appropriate aggressive intervention strategies such as the use of insecticide-treated bed nets or intermittent preventive treatment to control malaria in pregnancy in the study area.