AUTHOR=Kojom Foko Loick Pradel , Singh Vineeta 

TITLE=Malaria in pregnancy in India: a 50-year bird’s eye

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1150466

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2023.1150466

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=In 2021, India contributed for ~79% of malaria cases and ~83% of deaths in the South East Asia region. Here, we systematically and critically analyzed data published on malaria in pregnancy (MiP) in India.Methods: Epidemiological, clinical, parasitological, preventive and therapeutic aspects of MiP and its consequences on both mother and child were reviewed and critically analyzed. Knowledge gaps and solution ways are also presented and discussed. Several electronic databases including Google scholar, Google, PubMed, Scopus, Wiley Online library, the Malaria in Pregnancy Consortium library, the World Malaria Report, The WHO regional websites, and ClinicalTrials.gov were used to identify articles dealing with MiP in India. The archives of local scientific associations/journals and website of national programmes were also consulted.Results: MiP is mainly due to Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) and P. vivax (Pv), and on rare occasions to P. ovale spp and P. malariae too. The overall prevalence of MiP is ~0.1 -57.7% for peripheral malaria and ~0 -29.3% for placental malaria. Peripheral Pf infection at antenatal care (ANC) visits decreased from ~13% in