This document discusses malaria in pregnancy, including its causes, clinical features, effects on the mother and fetus, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Some key points: - Malaria is caused by Plasmodium parasites transmitted by mosquitoes and affects over 2 billion people worldwide, especially pregnant women. - It can cause severe complications in the mother like anemia, pulmonary edema, renal failure, and death. In the fetus it can lead to abortion, preterm labor, growth restriction, and stillbirth. - Diagnosis is made through blood tests and treatment depends on severity, with uncomplicated cases using artemether-lumefantrine and severe cases treated with injectable artesunate. -