Quite a few people have swine flu around my area and a lot of people are early to get sick. I’m also getting sick. I’m so worried about me and my baby. What are my chances of dying if i have the h1n1 virus?
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Quite a few people have swine flu around my area and a lot of people are early to get sick. I’m also getting sick. I’m so worried about me and my baby. What are my chances of dying if i have the h1n1 virus?
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8% of pregnant women infected with the swine flu die.
less than .2%. If you are early to get sick go see your doctor now! The earlier you catch a cold or whatever the batter it is on you and the baby.
My husband and I looked up the percentage last nighttime. Only 28 women out of the servel thouands of women that are pregnant have died from H1N1, and that was because they weren’t treated early in their sickness.
Swine flu is running rampant among us soldiers stationed over here in Germany. I have had it at about 13 wks, and was absolutely fine. My baby had no problems whatsoever. I would worry if you have a compromised immune system.
Much less than if you had the regular flu. despite what people try to tell you.
The CDC is not keeping record of individual cases, only those requiring hospitalization. Importance that about 60% of all cases either didnt require any doctor’s care, or else the people went to their doctor or clinic and were confirmed to have H1N1 but their cases are not counted by the CDC as of July of this year.
They were keeping all that information between April and July of this year, and during that time well over one million people had contracted the virus, but only 302 people had died- importance the death rate is less than half that of the regular flu even on a slow year. To date 28 of the 1000 deaths have been pregnant women- but that soothe is not greater than the regular flu.
Statistically you’re really soothe more likely to die of childbirth alone than the swine flu.
No worries
If you contract the flu friend your OB and PCP so they can closely monitor you- here are plenty of antivirals that are safe for use by pregnant women. And by closely monitoring you for secondary infection you will be just fine. And so will baby.
A pregnant woman has a better chance of getting more seriously ill than a non pregnant self, simply because your immunity is down because you are pregnant. It can also cause spontaneous abortion (miscarriage). Though in MOST CASES even if youre pregnant, it will only be a small flu symptoms and nothing will come of it.