Table 1.
Maternal characteristics of malarous dams in the different study groups.
| Groups | Maternal Mortality (%) | Feed Intake (g) | Weight Gain (g) | Placenta Weight (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -ve ctrl | 0 | 498.6 ± 18.7 | 32.4 ± 4.3 | 0.44 ± 0.02 |
| Inf + CQ | 0 | 680.0 ± 26.2 | 75.6 ± 4.8 | 0.53 ± 0.01 |
| Inf + AI | 0 | 701.8 ± 22.0 a | 82.2 ± 4.1 | 0.53 ± 0.02 c |
| Inf + PS | 0 | 632.6 ± 30.8 | 71.6 ± 3.2 c | 0.53 ± 0.02 c |
| Inf + AI + PS | 0 | 733.8 ± 28.3 b | 88.0 ± 2.6 | 0.54 ± 0.03 c |
| Baseline | 0 | 756.4 ± 15.1 | 76.8 ± 5.9 | 0.54 ± 0.03 |
-ve ctrl—malarous dams untreated, inf + CQ—malarous dams treated with chloroquine, inf + AI—malarous dams treated with A. indica, inf + PS—malarous dams treated with pear seeds, inf + AI + PS—malarous dams treated with A. indica and pear seeds, baseline—non malarous rats, a—no significant difference (p < 0.05) with the chloroquine-treated malarous dams, b—no significant difference with the non malarous dams, c—no significant difference with both the chloroquine-treated malarous dams and non malarous dams.