Dealing with pandemic influenza A during postpartum and early neonatal period in a busy family-centered neonatal intensive care unit

Although most infections with the current pandemic H1N1 virus have been self-limited, the risk of influenza complications is higher in some subpopulations. Pregnant women had an increased risk of influenza complications in two past epidemics (1918-1919 and 1957-1958). Since neonates do not have a we...

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Published in:The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine 2011-06, Vol.24 (6), p.804-807
Main Authors: Kanmaz, H. Gozde, Oguz, Suna S., Erdeve, Omer, UraS, Nurdan, Unlu, Serpil, Danisman, Nuri, Mollamahmutoglu, Leyla, Dilmen, Ugur
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use
Family Nursing - methods
Family Nursing - organization & administration
Family Nursing - statistics & numerical data
Female
H1N1
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Newborn, Diseases - epidemiology
Infant, Newborn, Diseases - therapy
Influenza A virus - physiology
Influenza, Human - epidemiology
Influenza, Human - therapy
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal - organization & administration
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal - statistics & numerical data
neonatal intensive care unit
newborn
Oseltamivir - therapeutic use
Pandemics
Postpartum Period - physiology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - epidemiology
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - therapy
Retrospective Studies
strategy
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Summary:Although most infections with the current pandemic H1N1 virus have been self-limited, the risk of influenza complications is higher in some subpopulations. Pregnant women had an increased risk of influenza complications in two past epidemics (1918-1919 and 1957-1958). Since neonates do not have a well-developed immune system, they are also vulnerable to viral infections and its complications. This article reports the interventions and health care planning strategies for pandemic influenza A, and its seasonal results in a tertiary perinatal care center with annually 20,000 deliveries.
ISSN:1476-7058
1476-4954
DOI:10.3109/14767058.2010.531308