Scientists are warning that pregnant women who catch swine flu have a far greater risk of having a stillbirth.
According to a study, women infected with the 2009 strain of the virus were five times more likely to lose their baby during pregnancy or just after giving birth due to defects.
It also reported that premature labour was more common among this demographic when compared to mothers who had not caught the infection.
Researchers from Oxford University are now urging all pregnant women to get immunised against flu, which will be of the main viruses circulating this winter. More Read
According to a study, women infected with the 2009 strain of the virus were five times more likely to lose their baby during pregnancy or just after giving birth due to defects.
It also reported that premature labour was more common among this demographic when compared to mothers who had not caught the infection.
Researchers from Oxford University are now urging all pregnant women to get immunised against flu, which will be of the main viruses circulating this winter. More Read
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