[Plasmodial indices and malarial placentopathy in 299 parturients in Central Africa].

229 parturients were screened for malaria by blood smear test and examination of placenta (placental apposition and anatomopathological examination). Primiparous show higher sensibility to infection, with a weight deficit for newborn as a consequence of it. Placenta examination enables to diagnose twice as much malarial infestation than blood smear. Placental apposition appears to be an interesting indicator from the point of view of diagnosis and epidemiology.