(RCT=randomized controlled trials, SP=sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine, DP= dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine, IPT=intermittent preventive treatment, IST= intermittent screening treatment, 4w= doses are given every four weeks, 8w= doses are given every eight weeks, 4-6w= doses are given every four-six weeks, ①= prematurity, ②= low birth weight, ③= stillbirth, ④= spontaneous abortion, ⑤= small for gestational age, ⑥= placental malaria by histology, ⑦= infection with malaria parasites at delivery, ⑧= anaemia during pregnancy, ⑨= adverse effects)

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