Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Pregnant Mother Dies From H1N1
Posted: Oct 2, 2009 01:52 AM
A pregnant woman infected with the H1N1 virus gives birth to a baby and then dies leaving a child without its mother.
It happened this week in Lafayette, and it comes in the same week the Centers for Disease Control releases its most recent flu statistics.
Pregnant women are one of the most venerable categories of people when it comes to contracting the H1N1 Virus.
Because their immune systems are already working double-time, leaving them in a compromised state.
But in one of the most recent cases, the virus that claimed the life of an expectant mother could also be a threat to her child.
Infants do not contract the virus while in the womb, but are susceptible to the virus due to their underdeveloped immune system.
According to the Center for Disease Control; as of October 1st 100 pregnant women nationwide required intensive care because of H1N1 complications. Of those; 28 women have died.
Even with the recent released statistics, it's important for pregnant women all over to take it slow and not over work themselves worrying.
Hospital officials say the best way to help prevent the transfer of the H1N1 disease is to make sure you keep your hands clean... Pregnant women are urged to get the flu vaccine and are also one of the first groups on the list for the H1N1 vaccine.
http://www.klfy.com/Global/story.asp?S=11243858
Posted: Oct 2, 2009 01:52 AM
A pregnant woman infected with the H1N1 virus gives birth to a baby and then dies leaving a child without its mother.
It happened this week in Lafayette, and it comes in the same week the Centers for Disease Control releases its most recent flu statistics.
Pregnant women are one of the most venerable categories of people when it comes to contracting the H1N1 Virus.
Because their immune systems are already working double-time, leaving them in a compromised state.
But in one of the most recent cases, the virus that claimed the life of an expectant mother could also be a threat to her child.
Infants do not contract the virus while in the womb, but are susceptible to the virus due to their underdeveloped immune system.
According to the Center for Disease Control; as of October 1st 100 pregnant women nationwide required intensive care because of H1N1 complications. Of those; 28 women have died.
Even with the recent released statistics, it's important for pregnant women all over to take it slow and not over work themselves worrying.
Hospital officials say the best way to help prevent the transfer of the H1N1 disease is to make sure you keep your hands clean... Pregnant women are urged to get the flu vaccine and are also one of the first groups on the list for the H1N1 vaccine.
http://www.klfy.com/Global/story.asp?S=11243858