Mata masu ciki da maye suna samun shawarar daga masu kula da haihuwa da su kasa kwana tiwatar malaria saboda wasu dalilai da ke damun su. Daga cikin dalilan, tiwatar malaria ba a tabbatar da amincewa ta kafa lafiya don amfanin mata masu ciki da maye, musamman a lokacin na farkon muddar ciki.
Kamar yadda Wikipedia ta bayyana, tiwatar malaria na yanzu guda biyu ne aka amince dasu na World Health Organization, amma ba a bincika sosai amincewa ta kafa lafiya a lokacin ciki. A lokacin ciki, musamman a farkon muddar, an shawarci amfani da maganin quinine tare da clindamycin, sannan artemisinin-based combination therapy a lokacin na biyu da uku na muddar ciki.
Mata masu ciki da maye suna fuskantar hatsarin zafi na cutar malaria, wanda zai iya haifar da matsaloli kama na anaemia da kasa al’ada a yaran da aka haifa. Duk da haka, amfani da maganin hana cutar malaria a lokacin ciki yana da shakku saboda tsoron bayyanar da dogon lokaci na maganin da kuma tsadar maganin.
Masu kula da haihuwa suna shawarar cewa, idan aka tabbatar da cutar malaria, a fara maganin da sauri tare da amfani da artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) don hana yaduwar cutar da kuma rage hatsarin da ke damun mata masu ciki da maye.