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Antenatal Care
Research results from University of Khartoum, Medical Department update understanding of antenatal care
June 18th, 2009
According to a study from Khartoum, Sudan, "Between June 2006 and October 2008, the safety of artemisinins during early human pregnancy was assessed in central-eastern Sudan. Pregnant women in the first or second trimester who were attending antenatal-care clinics at the Wad Medani, Gadarif and New Halfa hospitals were interviewed." "Each was asked if they had had malaria in the first trimester of the index pregnancy and, if so, what treatment they had received. The women who had received artemisinins were then followed-up until delivery and their babies were followed-up until they were 1-year-olds. Overall, 62 of the pregnant women reported receiving artemisinins -...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-06-18)
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