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Can Child Be Affected by Mother’s Malaria

May 7, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION If the baby's mother has malaria, can it affect the child? ANSWER If the mother is pregnant when she gets malaria, particularly if it is her first pregnancy and particularly if she has never had malaria before, the effects on both the mother and child can be very serious. For the mother, this is because her immune system changes when she gets pregnant. This leaves her more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Anaemia, anti-malarials, congenital malaria, first pregnancy, immune system, Intermittent preventive therapy, long-lasting insecticide treated bednets, low birth weight, placenta, Plasmodium Falciparum, prophylaxis

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