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Doctors urge pregnant women to seek medical help for flu symptoms
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The flu makes a pregnant woman more ill than others, so the Centers for Disease Control says pregnant women should not tough out the flu, especially not the swine flu.
"They're more likely to experience miscarriage and later in pregnancy, they're more likely to have respiratory problems related to the flu and those respiratory problems are more likely to cause early labor," says Dr. Pamela Berens, an obstetrician.
The CDC says antiviral drugs are safe to take, and may save your baby.
The flu's high fever is also dangerous, and can even lead to birth defects according to the CDC. Fever must be treated too. Doctors recommend pregnant women get immunized for the flu when that vaccine is available.
A new swine flu vaccine will soon be tested in Houston. The vaccine won't arrive until summer and will be given in two shots.
The swine flu is predicted to die then flare up in the fall, about the same time that seasonal flu hits, so doctors recommend pregnant women take it.
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