Pregnant women concerned after swine flu deaths

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Pregnant women concerned after swine flu deaths

ASSOCIATED PRESS ? September 6, 2009


COLUMBUS -- The swine flu deaths of two women in Ohio who had just given birth have raised concerns among pregnant women.


A 20-year-old woman in Franklin County died of swine flu Thursday a week after delivering a healthy baby girl. An 18-year-old Cuyahoga County woman died in June from swine flu shortly after giving birth.

Pregnant women are among the high-risk groups for swine flu. Dr. Augustus Parker, a Columbus-area obstetrician, said their immune systems are stretched thin because they have to protect two living beings.

Area obstetricians said they were flooded with calls Friday from pregnant women inquiring about a swine flu vaccine, which is expected to be available sometime in October.


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Re: Pregnant women concerned after swine flu deaths

Family Of Woman Who Died From H1N1 Sues Hospital
Friday, February 12, 2010 4:31 PM

Print StoryE-mail StoryCOLUMBUS, Ohio ? The family of a pregnant woman who died from complications from the H1N1 virus sued OhioHealth on Friday.

Kelsey Young's family also sued the doctor who initially treated the 20-year-old woman, 10TV News reported.

According to the lawsuit, doctors at the Dublin Methodist Hospital emergency department failed to provide Young with the proper treatment when she went to the hospital in August, complaining of flu-like symptoms, 10TV News reported.

About 10 days later, Young was back in another hospital where doctors were able to save her baby girl, but Young died.
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