TY - JOUR
T1 - Maternal malaria, birth size and blood pressure in nigerian newborns: Insights into the developmental origins of hypertension from the ibadan growth cohort
AU - Ayoola, Omolola O.
AU - Gemmell, Isla
AU - Omotade, Olayemi O.
AU - Adeyanju, Olusoji A.
AU - Cruickshank, J. Kennedy
AU - Clayton, Peter Ellis
N1 - 080723/Z/06/Z, Wellcome Trust, United Kingdom
PY - 2011/9/13
Y1 - 2011/9/13
N2 - Background: Hypertension is an increasing health issue in sub-Saharan Africa where malaria remains common in pregnancy. We established a birth cohort in Nigeria to evaluate the early impact of maternal malaria on newborn blood pressure (BP). Methods: Anthropometric measurements, BP, blood films for malaria parasites and haematocrit were obtained in 436 mother-baby pairs. Women were grouped to distinguish between the timing of malaria parasitaemia as 'No Malaria', 'Malaria during pregnancy only' or 'Malaria at delivery', and parasite density as low (
AB - Background: Hypertension is an increasing health issue in sub-Saharan Africa where malaria remains common in pregnancy. We established a birth cohort in Nigeria to evaluate the early impact of maternal malaria on newborn blood pressure (BP). Methods: Anthropometric measurements, BP, blood films for malaria parasites and haematocrit were obtained in 436 mother-baby pairs. Women were grouped to distinguish between the timing of malaria parasitaemia as 'No Malaria', 'Malaria during pregnancy only' or 'Malaria at delivery', and parasite density as low (
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0024548
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0024548
M3 - Article
C2 - 21931749
VL - 6
JO - PLoS ONE
JF - PLoS ONE
IS - 9
M1 - e24548
ER -
