Benedicta Agyeman Boakye

Submitted: 15 January 2026 You are already at the latest version Severe malaria in pregnancy remains a major contributor to maternal and perinatal morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. When complicated by thrombocytopenia and fetal distress, management is particularly challenging in resource-limited settings, creating an ethical and clinical dilemma: whether to proceed with urgent delivery or delay for maternal stabilization.