After concluding the findings of a latest research, carried out at the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit of the University of Oxford, scientists have warned that expecting mothers infected with 2009 strain of H1N1 flu virus are five times more likely to deliver dead babies. In addition, the experts have also raised concerns over the chances of stillbirths or episodes where babies are likely to die soon after delivery.

The scientists have performed the study in the erudite guidance of an expert from the University of Oxford, Dr. Marian Knight, who is a senior clinical research fellow. During the study, experts have analyzed more than 256 infected mothers.

In addition, the research manager at Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, Janet Scott, has also greeted the latest findings with high appreciation, and anticipated that it will encourage natives, particularly women, to take better care of themselves from deadly virus. “Furthermore, it is crucial that GP surgeries are equipped with the staff and vaccine stocks to be able to meet this need. These findings must not be ignored”, she added further.

In an interview with the BBC, she has claimed that a majority of pregnant women are unaware from the consequences of virus exposure and marked on time vaccination as easiest remedy to prevent mothers as well as their infants against the H1N1 virus.

Experts have recommended mums to avail their need flu jab as soon as possible. Further, they notified abnormal body temperature or fever, body aches; dry coughing, sore throat as a few of the alarming flu symptoms and grouped expecting mothers under most susceptible category due to naturally suppressed immune system. In addition, the high group is also more likely to develop any infection.