Background
malaria, PTB, LBW, infections
MALARIA, PRETERM BIRTH, INFECTIONS
Low birth weight (LBW, < 2500 g) caused by impaired fetal growth or preterm birth (PTB, < 37 weeks) is the biggest driver of neonatal mortality [The intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp), is a World Health Organization (WHO) recommended strategy required to prevent malaria during pregnancy in endemic countries and consists of a periodic administration of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine to all pregnant women which clears asymptomatic infections and prevent from new infections [