Swine Flu panic and pregnant women

Some specialist organizations (like the UKs National Childbirth Trust) is advising women to consider postponing trying to become pregnant until the swine flu pandemic is over.

Expectant mothers seem to be at a greater risk from swine flu because their immune systems are slightly suppressed to make sure the baby isn't rejected. Also from evidence gathered so far it seems that pregnant women have more severe symptoms and take longer to fight off the disease.

This advice is seen by many to be scaremongering even though there is some truth in the claim. From the hospital figures so far the pregnant women and very young children are the most at risk groups.

But the likelihood of swine flu complications occurring to the majority of pregnant women is still incredibly remote.

For more information look at:
http://www.swine-flu-facts.org/index.html