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A 10 year study of the cause of death in children under 15 years in Manhiça, Mozambique

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A randomized placebo-controlled trial of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnant women in the context of insecticide treated nets delivered through the antenatal clinic

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A targeted association study of immunity genes and networks suggests novel associations with placental malaria infection.

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A variant in the gene FUT9 is associated with susceptibility to placental malaria infection.

scientific article published on 21 May 2009

Awareness of cervical cancer and willingness to be vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Mozambican adolescent girls.

scientific article published on 14 April 2018

Blood cytokine, chemokine and growth factor profiling in a cohort of pregnant women from tropical countries

scientific article published on 09 September 2019

Burden and impact of Plasmodium vivax in pregnancy: A multi-centre prospective observational study

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Changing Trends in P. falciparum Burden, Immunity, and Disease in Pregnancy

scientific article published on October 2015

Chorioamnionitis: Case definition & guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation of immunization safety data

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Chronic Exposure to Malaria Is Associated with Inhibitory and Activation Markers on Atypical Memory B Cells and Marginal Zone-Like B Cells

scientific article published on 21 August 2017

Clinical malaria in African pregnant women

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Community-acquired bacteremia among children admitted to a rural hospital in Mozambique.

scientific article published in February 2009

Comparison of placental blood microscopy and the ICT HRP2 rapid diagnostic test to detect placental malaria

scientific article published on 20 July 2012

Congenital microcephaly: Case definition & guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation of safety data after maternal immunisation

scientific article published in December 2017

Corrigendum: Chronic Exposure to Malaria Is Associated with Inhibitory and Activation Markers on Atypical Memory B Cells and Marginal Zone-Like B Cells

scientific article published on 17 October 2019

Cost-effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in southern Mozambique

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Costs Associated with Malaria in Pregnancy in the Brazilian Amazon, a Low Endemic Area Where Plasmodium vivax Predominates

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Costs associated with low birth weight in a rural area of Southern Mozambique

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Cytokine and antibody responses to Plasmodium falciparum in naïve individuals during a first malaria episode: effect of age and malaria exposure

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Cytokine profiling in immigrants with clinical malaria after extended periods of interrupted exposure to Plasmodium falciparum

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Determinants and trends in health facility-based deliveries and caesarean sections among married adolescent girls in Bangladesh

scientific article published on 15 September 2016

Determinants of institutional delivery among young married women in Nepal: Evidence from the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, 2011.

scientific article published on 13 April 2017

Development of vaccines to prevent malaria in pregnant women: WHO MALVAC meeting report

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Drug exposure and pregnancy outcome in Mozambique

scientific article published in February 2012

Exploring Maternal Health Care-Seeking Behavior of Married Adolescent Girls in Bangladesh: A Social-Ecological Approach

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Factors associated with risk behavior in travelers to tropical and subtropical regions

scientific article published on 5 November 2014

Grading schemes for placental malaria

scientific article published on 5 May 2011

HIV and placental infection modulate the appearance of drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in pregnant women who receive intermittent preventive treatment

scientific article published in January 2011

High Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Arboviruses among Pregnant Women in Rural Caribbean Colombia in the Context of the Zika Virus Epidemic

scientific article published on 21 October 2020

High antibody responses against Plasmodium falciparum in immigrants after extended periods of interrupted exposure to malaria

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How does social accountability contribute to better maternal health outcomes? A qualitative study on perceived changes with government and civil society actors in Gujarat, India

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How hidden can malaria be in pregnant women? Diagnosis by microscopy, placental histology, polymerase chain reaction and detection of histidine-rich protein 2 in plasma

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Identifying Immune Correlates of Protection Against Plasmodium falciparum Through a Novel Approach to Account for Heterogeneity in Malaria Exposure

scientific article published in February 2018

Immunoglobulins against the surface of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes increase one month after delivery

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Impact of malaria at the end of pregnancy on infant mortality and morbidity

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Improved pregnancy outcomes in women exposed to malaria with high antibody levels against Plasmodium falciparum

scientific article published on 28 February 2013

Infant mortality and morbidity associated with preterm and small-for-gestational-age births in Southern Mozambique: A retrospective cohort study

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Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnant women and infants: making best use of the available evidence

scientific article published in August 2012

Lay knowledge of cervical cancer in Manhiça district, Mozambique: a qualitative study

scientific article published on 24 August 2020

Low birth weight: Case definition & guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation of maternal immunization safety data

scientific article published in December 2017

Malaria and HIV infection in Mozambican pregnant women are associated with reduced transfer of antimalarial antibodies to their newborns

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Malaria in pregnancy: challenges for control and the need for urgent action

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Malaria in rural Mozambique. Part I: children attending the outpatient clinic

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Malaria in rural Mozambique. Part II: children admitted to hospital

scientific article published on 26 February 2008

Malaria prevention with IPTp during pregnancy reduces neonatal mortality

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Mandatory Vaccination in Europe

scientific article published on 13 January 2020

Maternal health care-seeking behaviour of married adolescent girls: A prospective qualitative study in Banke District, Nepal

scientific article published on 25 June 2019

Maternal immunization: A call to accelerate progress

scientific article published on 20 April 2019

Microsatellite Genotyping of Plasmodium vivax Isolates from Pregnant Women in Four Malaria Endemic Countries

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Multiplexing detection of IgG against Plasmodium falciparum pregnancy-specific antigens

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Multistakeholder Perspectives on Maternal Text Messaging Intervention in Uganda: Qualitative Study.

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Naturally Acquired Binding-Inhibitory Antibodies to Plasmodium vivax Duffy Binding Protein in Pregnant Women Are Associated with Higher Birth Weight in a Multicenter Study

scientific article published on 17 February 2017

Neurodevelopment in Normocephalic Children Exposed to Zika Virus in Utero with No Observable Defects at Birth: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

scientific article published in 2022

Obstetrics risk Assessment: Evaluation of selection criteria for vaccine research studies in pregnant women

scientific article published on 11 May 2020

Patients' costs, socio-economic and health system aspects associated with malaria in pregnancy in an endemic area of Colombia.

scientific article published on 2 May 2018

Placental Microparticles and MicroRNAs in Pregnant Women with Plasmodium falciparum or HIV Infection

scientific article published on 12 January 2016

Placental infection with Plasmodium vivax: a histopathological and molecular study

scientific article published on 10 October 2012

Plasmodium vivax Malaria in Pregnant Women in the Brazilian Amazon and the Risk Factors Associated with Prematurity and Low Birth Weight: A Descriptive Study

scientific article published on 16 December 2015

Plasmodium vivax VIR Proteins Are Targets of Naturally-Acquired Antibody and T Cell Immune Responses to Malaria in Pregnant Women

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Plasmodium vivax congenital malaria in an area of very low endemicity in Guatemala: implications for clinical and epidemiological surveillance in a malaria elimination context

scientific article published on 8 December 2012

Postpartum endometritis and infection following incomplete or complete abortion: Case definition & guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation of maternal immunization safety data

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Pregnancy and malaria exposure are associated with changes in the B cell pool and in plasma eotaxin levels

scientific article published on 18 August 2014

Pregnant women's experiences with an integrated diagnostic and decision support device for antenatal care in Ghana.

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Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection among pregnant women at first antenatal visit in post-Ebola Monrovia, Liberia

scientific article published on 11 October 2018

Proinflammatory responses and higher IL-10 production by T cells correlate with protection against malaria during pregnancy and delivery outcomes

scientific article published on 27 February 2015

Reduction of antimalarial antibodies by HIV infection is associated with increased risk of Plasmodium falciparum cord blood infection

scientific article published on 11 January 2012

Refractory giardiasis in Spanish travellers.

scientific article published on 3 December 2012

Rosetting in Plasmodium vivax: a cytoadhesion phenotype associated with anaemia

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Safety of oral ivermectin during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Screening for Zika virus infection in 1057 potentially exposed pregnant women, Catalonia (northeastern Spain)

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Severe malaria and concomitant bacteraemia in children admitted to a rural Mozambican hospital

scientific article published on 22 June 2009

Small for gestational age: Case definition & guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation of maternal immunisation safety data

scientific article published in December 2017

Social Accountability in Maternal Health Services in the Far-Western Development Region in Nepal: An Exploratory Study

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Spontaneous Abortion Associated with Zika Virus Infection and Persistent Viremia.

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Stabilization of HIV incidence in women of reproductive age in southern Mozambique

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Sub-microscopic infections and long-term recrudescence of Plasmodium falciparum in Mozambican pregnant women

scientific article published on 09 January 2009

Systematic review of artemisinin embryotoxicity in animals: Implications for malaria control in human pregnancy

scientific article published on 02 July 2020

Targeting strategies of mHealth interventions for maternal health in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol.

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The Challenge of Assessing Microcephaly in the Context of the Zika Virus Epidemic.

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The Social Nature of Perceived Illness Representations of Perinatal Depression in Rural Uganda

scientific article published on 07 June 2018

The burden of vaccine-preventable diseases in pregnancy in low-resource settings

scientific article published in March 2016

The effect of intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy on malarial antibodies depends on HIV status and is not associated with poor delivery outcomes

scientific article published on January 2010

Transcription of var genes other than var2csa in Plasmodium falciparum parasites infecting Mozambican pregnant women

scientific article published in July 2011

Uncertainties, Fear and Stigma: Perceptions of Zika Virus among Pregnant Women in Spain

scientific article published on 11 September 2020

Unravelling the black box of mHealth: Realist evaluation of a digital innovation for antenatal care (Preprint)

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Unravelling the black box of mHealth: Realist evaluation of a digital innovation for antenatal care (Preprint)

scientific article published on 3 July 2018

VAR2CSA Serology to Detect Plasmodium falciparum Transmission Patterns in Pregnancy

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

VAR2CSA signatures of high Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia in the placenta

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Viability of diagnostic decision support for antenatal care in rural settings: findings from the Bliss4Midwives Intervention in Northern Ghana

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Weighing for results: assessing the effect of IPTp

scientific article published in April 2013

What Influences Adolescent Girls' Decision-Making Regarding Contraceptive Methods Use and Childbearing? A Qualitative Exploratory Study in Rangpur District, Bangladesh

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