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UK Issues Swine Flu Alert for Pregnant Women, Babies

UK docs release special precautions for most at risk

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(Newser) – Amid increasing concern that pregnant women and young children are most at risk from swine flu, experts in the UK are warning them to take extra precautions, the Telegraph reports. Doctors suggest avoiding unnecessary travel and crowds, particularly on trains and the London Underground. Most swine flu cases wouldn’t harm a pregnant woman or her fetus, experts say, but there's an outside chance of premature labor, birth defects, or a miscarriage.

Experts in the UK are warning pregnant women and children to take extra precautions against swine flu.
Experts in the UK are warning pregnant women and children to take extra precautions against swine flu.   (Shutter Stock)
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SPH
Jul 19, 09 2:35 PM CDT
This is true for all viral infections...From the common cold, to flu, to hepatitis, to HIV, to chicken pox..... Reply
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Toon
Jul 19, 09 3:45 PM CDT
You are right, we have gotten so used to the protections that vaccinations afford us that we forget how dangerous disease can be especially for those of us at the beginning and the end of life.
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