Young mother dies of swine flu in UAE

A young mother has died of swine flu in the UAE just weeks after giving birth, becoming the second A(H1N1) fatality in the country, local daily the National reported on Monday.
The Pakistani national was admitted to hospital while she was still pregnant on Aug. 8 with severe respiratory problems, the newspaper said, citing hospital sources.
The woman was placed in intensive care and then moved to the labour ward where she gave birth by caesarean section, the paper said.
The mother was not able to see her baby before she died, the paper added.
Pregnant women are one of the groups most at risk from swine flu, the National reported, citing research by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance.

Source: MB