Soil-transmitted helminth infection in pregnancy and long-term child neurocognitive and behavioral development: A prospective mother-child cohort in Benin.

• Main Authors: Amanda Garrison (Author), Michael Boivin (Author), Babak Khoshnood (Author), David Courtin (Author), Jules Alao (Author), Michael Mireku (Author), Moudachirou Ibikounle (Author), Achille Massougbodji (Author), Michel Cot (Author), Florence Bodeau-Livinec (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>An estimated 30% of women in Sub-Saharan Africa suffer from soil-transmitted helminth infection during pregnancy (SHIP), which has been shown to increase risk of pre-term birth, low birth weight, and maternal anemia. A previous study in Benin found that SHIP was associ...