What is it about?
Parasitic worms are common in communities with improper sanitation access and no clean water. We have shown for the first time that providing deworming medicine to pregnant women in these communities decreases the risk of neonatal death and improves birthweight.
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Why is it important?
Our findings show that deworming medicines during pregnancy can improve birth outcomes and save lives.
Perspectives
Writing this article with my colleagues at Syracuse University was a great pleasure. The results will have great impact on global health policy and hopefully lead to increased access of deworming medicines for pregnant women.
Dave Larsen
Syracuse University
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This page is a summary of: Routine deworming during antenatal care decreases risk of neonatal mortality and low birthweight: A retrospective cohort of survey data, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, April 2021, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009282.
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