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Article: H1N1 presents high risks for pregnant women: give antivirals as soon as possible.(NEWS)
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- OB GYN News
- Article date:
- August 1, 2009
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Pregnant women who contract the novel influenza A(H1N1) virus are much more likely to develop severe disease than the general population, so they should receive antiviral treatment as soon as possible after symptoms appear--preferably within 48 hours.
These women who contract the virus are four times more likely to require hospitalization, and much more likely to die from it, according to a study in the Lancet.
"If a pregnant woman feels like she may have influenza, she needs to call her health care provider right away," said Dr. Denise J. Jamieson of the division of reproductive health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center ...