Obstetrics and gynecology
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Feb 2010
Case ReportsSevere influenza A virus (H1N1) infection in pregnancy.
H1N1 influenza is an emerging threat that is life threatening to pregnant women in the third trimester. Six third-trimester maternal deaths with severe H1N1 pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have been reported in the literature. ⋯ H1N1 influenza is especially dangerous to pregnant women.