Impact Of Placental Malaria Amongst Febrile Pregnant Women

DR.KUMUDA .T

Volume : V, Issue : XI, November - 2015

Impact Of Placental Malaria Amongst Febrile Pregnant Women

Dr. Kumuda . T

Abstract :

 AIM: To determine the prevalence of malaria in feile antenatal women. To know the incidence of placental malaria and to know the effect of malaria on maternal and foetal outcome. • METHOD: The study was a cross sectional observational study .The study was conducted at Government General Hospital Kurnool over a period of one year. The study consisted of feile pregnant women or had history of feile illness . • RESULT: Among 670 antenatal mothers with fever or had past history of fever the prevalence of malaria was 9.25% and placental malaria 8.35%.Anemia(81.5%) was the frequent comorbidity followed by preeclampsia(29.25%) and jaundice (2%). Perinatal mortality of 37.17%, prematurity (66.07%) poor APGAR score (37.2%) were observed in the neonates. • CONCLUSION: Placental malaria significantly affected maternal and perinatal outcome