Pandemic Influenza (H1N1 2009) among Pregnant Korean Women.
- Author:
Baek Nam KIM
1
;
Yee Gyung KWAK
;
Chi Sook MOON
;
Yeon Sook KIM
;
Eu Suk KIM
;
Kkot Sil LEE
;
Chang Seop LEE
;
Ji An HUR
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Influenza; Influenza A(H1N1); Pandemic; Pregnancy
- MeSH: Cesarean Section; Female; Gestational Age; Hospitalization; Humans; Influenza, Human; Intensive Care Units; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Bacterial; Pregnancy; Pregnant Women; Retrospective Studies
- From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2011;43(1):55-59
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: BACKGROUND: Pregnant women are at an increased risk for severe illness and complications associated with pandemic (H1N1) 2009. This study was conducted to identify the severity of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in pregnant Korean women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The demographic and clinical data from pregnant women with laboratory confirmed pandemic (H1N1) 2009 during September to December 2009 were retrospectively collected from 8 hospitals in Korea. RESULTS: A total of 150 pregnant women with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 were identified. The median age was 30 years (range: 22-39 years), and the median gestational age (n=114) was 20 weeks (range: 1-39 weeks). All but one patient with secondary bacterial pneumonia had influenza without complication. Although 12 pregnant women needed hospitalization, there were no patients who needed admission to the intensive care unit or who died. Only one hospitalized patient had elective cesarean section because of oligohydamnios. No maternal or fetal complications directly related to the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 were identified among the 67 pregnant women who were followed up for 1 to 185 days after their influenza illness, including 6 women who delivered during the study period. CONCLUSIONS: In contrast with the reports from Western countries, pandemic (H1N1) 2009 among pregnant Korean women was mild.
