H1N1 Swine Flu During Pregnancy (and Postpartum)

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Q: Why am I at higher risk because I’m pregnant? I’m completely healthy.

A: Even if you’re the picture of pregnant health — glowing while you’re growing and feeling great — pregnancy makes you many times more likely to catch H1N1 in the first place and places you at an increased risk for flu complications if you do. Some of the factors that land pregnant women in this higher-risk category:
An expectant immune system. Even if you’re extremely healthy, your immune system (your body’s system in charge of fighting off invading germs) becomes less effective when you’re expecting. This is nature’s way of protecting your fetus and making sure your body’s normally aggressive immune response doesn’t try to “fight” your fetus off too, along with those germs. Good for baby, but not so good for your pregnant body, which has a tougher time defending against infections of all kinds (both the viral and the bacterial kind). That means you’re much more likely to get sick with swine flu (or seasonal flu). FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK BELOW...
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When is fetal movement usually felt?

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Q: When is fetal movement usually felf?

A: Most women feel the beginnings of fetal movement before 20 weeks' gestation. In a first pregnancy, this can occur around 18 weeks' gestation, and in following pregnancies it can occur as early as 15-16 weeks' gestation. Early fetal movement is felt most commonly when the woman is sitting or lying quietly and concentrating on her body. It is usually described as a tickle or feathery feeling below the umbilical area. As the fetus grows in size, these feelings become stronger, regular, and easier to feel. The medical term for the point at which a woman feels the baby move is quickening. Babies should move at least 4 times an hour as they get larger, and some clinicians advise patients to count fetal movement to follow the baby's well-being. FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK BELOW...

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