Swine Flu Symptoms During Pregnancy
Cough sore throat fever runny or stuffy nose headache chills body aches you may also throw up or have dia.
Swine flu symptoms during pregnancy. H1n1 also known as swine flu is a form of flu that is similar to the flu viruses that infect pigs. The swine flu vaccination that you can have during pregnancy to help protect you and your baby precautions you can take to reduce your risk of infection treatments that are available if you do become ill. Not enough is known about this swine flu pandemic to really be able to assess the risks but most pregnant women who catch the disease are likely to make an uncomplicated recovery. Wedro md faaem medical editor.
It has not been tested for safety during pregnancy. Swine flu during pregnancy can pose a serious risk to the health of the mom and her baby. Swine flu symptoms diagnosis and vaccination. The pressure to manufacture and distribute the h1n1 vaccine before the h1n1 swine influenza virusbegins its autumn spread is ongoing but so far it seems that the virus may be winning.
Common flu symptoms include fever achiness fatigue headache and a runny nose. Another potential benefit of that flu shot. The latest advice for getting seasonal and 2009 h1n1 vaccines during pregnancy is also included. However many experts believe that the occurrence of swine flu during pregnancy may not be as scary a phenomenon as it seems.
The virus now circulates every year as a type of seasonal flu virus. Melissa conrad stöppler md. The medicine is most helpful if it is started soon after the pregnant woman becomes sick. Your doctor may prescribe antiviral medicines such as tamiflu which is safe to take during pregnancy.
Researchers have found that babies whose moms received a flu vaccination during pregnancy were less likely to be born prematurely were bigger and healthier and were significantly less likely to be hospitalized during the first year than babies born to unvaccinated moms and the same is expected to be true of the h1n1 flu vaccine. Call your doctor immediately if you re pregnant and have flu like symptoms. Use sugar or honey based lozenges to relieve sore throats and coughs. What if i am pregnant and i get 2009 h1n1.
Protect yourself and others. It s also safe to get a flu shot when you re pregnant to prevent flu. In india flu cases tend to peak before the monsoon period. It can lead to increased pregnancy related complications maternal morbidity and foetal mortality.
However most pregnant women will only develop mild symptoms of swine flu and will recover within a week. Swine flu and pregnancy how to protect yourself and your baby this leaflet gives information about. The risks are greatest in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.