An Update on Impact of Malaria in Pregnancy on Hematological Parameters
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Dental Research - Year 2019, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Malaria infection occurs among all classes of persons including the young and the old but is more pronounced in children and pregnant women because of their immune status. Pregnant women are known to express immune suppression leading to increase prevalence of malaria in them. Malaria infection has a lot of alterations in the hematological parameters of pregnant women which may lead to high level of anemia in them. It is important to prevent malaria infection in pregnancy to avert high morbidity and mortality associated with malaria infection among pregnant women. This paper discussed impact of malaria infection in pregnancy.
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Obeagu Emmanuel Ifeanyi
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