Malaria in pregnancy: the difficulties in measuring birthweight

M.J. Rijken; J.A. Rijken; A.T. Papageorghiou; S.H Kennedy; G.H.A. Visser; F. Nosten; R. McGready

doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02880.x

Malaria in pregnancy: the difficulties in measuring birthweight

M.J. Rijken, J.A. Rijken, A.T. Papageorghiou, S.H Kennedy, G.H.A. Visser, F. Nosten, R. McGready

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Abstract

Recommendations for interventions to control malaria in pregnancy are often based on studies using birthweight as the primary endpoint. Differences in birthweight may be attributable partly to methodological difficulties. We performed a structured search of the literature using 'malaria', 'pregnancy' and 'birth weight' as search terms. Of the clinical trials reporting birthweight, only 33% (14/43) gave information about the timing of the measurement and details on the scales used. Seventy seven per cent explained how gestational age was estimated. We propose a standardised method for the measurement and reporting of birthweight in future studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	671-678
Number of pages	8
Journal	BJOG - An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Volume	118
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02880.x https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02880
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Birth Weight
Confounding Factors (Epidemiology)
Female
Gestational Age
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Malaria
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic
Pregnancy Outcome
Reference Standards
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

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Malaria in pregnancy: the difficulties in measuring birthweight

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