Should pregnant women, babies and children receive malaria prophylaxis?
Pregnant women, babies and small children are at particular risk of severe malaria or complications. If they must go to high-risk areas, the best available malaria prevention medications should be used, along with rigorous attention to personal protective measures. Several effective prevention regimens are known to be safe in these groups. It is important to remember that drugs taken by nursing mothers will not provide protection for the nursing child.
