The positive effect of malaria IPTp-SP on birthweight is mediated by gestational weight gain but modifiable by maternal carriage of enteric pathogens

The positive effect of malaria IPTp-SP on birthweight is mediated by gestational weight gain but modifiable by maternal carriage of enteric pathogens

Summary: Background: Poor pregnancy and birth outcomes are common in sub-Saharan Africa and have complex aetiologies. Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), given for intermittent preventive therapy of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp), is one of few existing interventions that improves outcomes of both mother...

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Main Authors: Andreea Waltmann, Elizabeth T. Rogawski McQuade, Jobiba Chinkhumba, Darwin J. Operario, Enala Mzembe, Megumi Itoh, Michael Kayange, Sydney M. Puerto-Meredith, Don P. Mathanga, Jonathan J. Juliano, Ian Carroll, Luther A. Bartelt, Julie R. Gutman, Steven R. Meshnick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Subjects:
Pregnancy
Gestational weight gain
Birthweight
IPTp
Gut pathogens
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235239642200055X

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