Swine flu is often a serious threat to pregnant women and their babies, an Australian study has confirmed ahead of the national pandemic.
According to a study on 2009 seasonal flu one in ten women in Australia and New Zealand needs admission in ICU for swine flu infection and then later died.
The study also shows that the virus has claimed the lives of babies of those infected women.
The study has calculated the additional risk that the pregnant women might face during the outbreak.
In comparison with the general population the effect of the influenza seems to be increasing in pregnant women.
During the study seven moms and babies died of swine flu.
Date: March 20 2010 at 03:26 p.m IST


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