Saturday, May 8, 2010

Nausea in Pregnant Women Can Indicates Flu

After a three-month-old pregnant woman, usually the nausea will subside. If the nausea still happens after three months of pregnancy, caution must be taken because it could be a symptom of the flu. Quoted from ScienceDaily, Sunday (05/09/2010), researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center, noticed this symptom the years 2003-2004. During this period, flu symptoms appeared more severe than usual.

Number of patients is also greater than expected. Presumably, the currently available vaccines is inconsistent with the strain of virus that spreads. The researchers recorded 107 pregnant women at Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas was diagnosed with the flu during this period. Of these, 93 percent had cough and 89 percent have a fever.

About 85 percent has experienced increased heart rate, 60 percent experienced nausea, vomiting. Symptoms are similar with morning sickness which is commonly found in pregnant women. Almost 2/3 of participants who experienced flu require further treatment. Complications The most they experience is pneumonia, which is 12 percent.

In adults, symptoms of nausea, vomiting rarely accompanies the flu. But according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention USA (CDC), such symptoms are commonly found in children.

In that study did not found other complications in pregnant women suffering from the flu. Babies who are born are also reported to be unaffected. "At least by recognizing the symptoms, the flu can be handled early," Dr. Vanessa Rogers said that led the research. The results are published in the Obstetrics and Gynecology journal on May 2010 edition.