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Pregnancy flu jab may improve babies’ health
By Kimberley Smith on 05/10/2010 14:00:23
Babies born to mums who received the flu immunisation in pregnancy are less likely to catch flu as infants, reveals research
Mums-to-be who are vaccinated against flu may also be protecting their baby from the illness, a new study has found. Babies born to mums who received a flu jab during pregnancy were found to be 41% less likely to catch flu before they reached 6
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Swine Flu Vaccines in Pregnancy
By Sarah Lawson on 26/10/2009 12:15:41
Now that the swine flu vaccine is being delivered to GPs' surgeries, pregnant women will be among the first to get the jab
reported about swine flu in pregnancy in the spring, but as pregnant women are amongst those groups of people at higher risk from suffering complications, any woman who is or thinks she might be pregnant is advised to keep in touch with current advice
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Swine Flu and Pregnancy
By Sarah Lawson on 07/05/2009 20:45:06
If you are expecting a baby, could the risk of catching swine flu be more dangerous for you? And will it be safe to take medication?
in pregnancy is bad enough, because there are often common over-the-counter treatments that doctors and pharmacists will advise against you taking. But what about swine flu?What is swine flu?Swine flu is a form of flu which usually only affects pigs
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Flu Jabs in Pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 05/10/2010 01:57:24
There are mixed messages about vaccinations in pregnancy but what is the official medical advice?
In pregnancy you want to feel as healthy as possible, and for many women who regularly get a flu jab pre-winter (those with asthma, for example), it might seem to make sense to get their usual vaccine when the time is right. However, whilst some
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Getting a cold or flu in pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 08/12/2008 01:35:47
In the colder months, a bout of flu or a bad cold seem inevitable, but what if you are expecting when you get ill?
remember, the flu jab is safe to take in pregnancy, but do make sure your nurse or GP knows you are pregnant at the time you get the vaccination.
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Swine flu is risk for pregnancy, experts confirm
By Susie Boone on 23/03/2010 06:17:53
Study shows pregnant women more likely to have complications from swine flu
Pregnant women are 13 times more likely to be admitted with a serious illness after contracting swine flu than non-pregnant women. The results have come from a study of pregnant women in Australia and New Zealand, which revealed that 11
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Department of Health clears up confusion over flu jabs in pregnancy
By Kimberley Smith on 20/12/2010 13:18:50
Flu jab available all mums-to-be after medical staff accused of giving mixed messages
After confusion over the safety and necessity of giving pregnant women a winter flu jab, doctors are advising all mums-to-be to have the vaccination.Mums-to-be are four time more likely to be admitted to hospital with flu but the flu jab can protect
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New swine flu deaths prompt call for pregnancy jabs
By Susie Boone on 13/12/2010 21:07:26
All pregnant women are being advised to have the H1N1 vaccine after swine flu returns
are also particularly susceptible to flu infection.It appears the pregnancy vaccination can also protect your baby once he’s born. A US study of 160 women found that the babies of those who were vaccinated in pregnancy were 41% less likely to develop flu
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My GP is suggesting I have the swine flu vaccine as I'm pregnant. Is it safe?
By Liz Jarvis on 16/03/2010 17:53:48
Independent midwife Katie Green lays out the facts about the swine flu vaccine
in the UK has the vaccine. Because pregnancy surpresses the immune system, expectant mums are 10 times more likely to be admitted to intensive care if they contract swine flu.Unfortunately, the vaccine is still relatively new to the market so while research
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Swine flu: should I have the jab as I’m pregnant?
By Celia Morgan on 06/01/2010 01:06:06
Should all pregnant women have the swine flu vaccine and are there any safety worries?
are one of the priority groups being encouraged to have the swine flu vaccination. During pregnancy the immune system is naturally suppressed which makes it more likely for mums-to-be to catch swine flu. It also means that there is greater risk
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