Introduction: Malaria is an endemic parasitic disease in northern Peru, both in the coast and in the jungle. There is still poor knowledge about the incidence of malaria in pregnant women, as well as about congenital malaria and some associated variables.Objective: To determine the cumulative incidence of malaria in pregnant women during a 15-month period in Hospital Regional de Loreto, and to determine the incidence of congenital malaria.Material and Method: An analytical epidemiological study aiming to determine the association between malaria in pregnant women and: low birth weight, prematurity, prior malaria infection, first pregnancy, being less than 21 years old, and the presence of fever with malaria, using statistical inference, odds ratios and confidence intervals, chi squares and p statistics.Results: The cumulative incidence of malaria in pregnant women followed...

Introduction: Malaria is an endemic parasitic disease in northern Peru, both in the coast and in the jungle. There is still poor knowledge about the incidence of malaria in pregnant women, as well as about congenital malaria and some associated variables.Objective: To determine the cumulative incidence of malaria in pregnant women during a 15-month period in Hospital Regional de Loreto, and to determine the incidence of congenital malaria.Material and Method: An analytical epidemiological study aiming to determine the association between malaria in pregnant women and: low birth weight, prematurity, prior malaria infection, first pregnancy, being less than 21 years old, and the presence of fever with malaria, using statistical inference, odds ratios and confidence intervals, chi squares and p statistics.Results: The cumulative incidence of malaria in pregnant women followed...