Impact of Plasmodium falciparum malaria and intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy on the risk of malaria in infants: a systematic review.

Evidence of an association between MiP and IPTp and risk of malaria in infancy is limited and of variable quality. Most studies did not adequately adjust for malaria transmission intensity shared by mothers and their infants. Further research is needed to confirm or exclude an association between MiP and malaria in infancy. Randomized trials evaluating highly effective interventions aimed at preventing MiP, such as IPTp with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine, may help to establish a causal association between MiP and malaria in infancy.