All India Congress of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 04–08 Jan 2009 · Birla Auditorium, Jaipur

Introduction : Malaria in Pregnancy is becoming more common in Northern India due to recent epidemic. Moreover the presentation is severe and unusual with high incidence of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Material & Method : We are reporting 6 cases of pregnancy with malaria who reported to Himalayan Hospital Jolly Grant Dehradun. 5 were young women between 22-25 years, 4 were primigravida. All women presented with fever, jaundice and anemia. Hemoglobin was less than 7.0 gm% in 5 cases. Platelet count was less than 35,000 in 4 cases out of 6. POG at the time of presentation was full term in 3, 36 weeks in 1, 28 weeks in 1 and 24 weeks in 1 women.