Fewer Stillbirths Among Pregnant Women Vaccinated Against Flu

<p>FRIDAY, May 25 (<span>HealthDay News</span>) — <span>Pregnant women</span> who perceived a
flu shot to strengthen them opposite a <span>H1N1</span> hog influenza pathogen had a
significantly reduced risk of <span>stillbirth</span>, preterm birth and of carrying a
baby tiny for gestational age, according to a new study.</p>
<p>The researchers examined information from scarcely 56,000 single-child births
that took place in <span>Ontario, Canada</span>, during a 2009 H1N1 pandemic.</p>
<p>Compared to <span>pregnant women</span> who were not immunized, those who received
the H1N1 vaccination were 34 percent reduction expected to have a stillbirth, 28
percent reduction expected to broach before 32 weeks, and 19 percent reduction likely
to have a baby that was tiny for gestational age.</p>
<p>There was no boost in inauspicious outcomes for H1N1-vaccinated mothers
and their ba...