Pregnant teenage with swine flu dies (From Bournemouth Echo)

Pregnant teenage with swine flu dies

10:35am Monday 14th December 2009 in

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A pregnant teenage woman has died after contracting swine flu.

The 17-year-old woman, who was from the Borders, died "in the last 24 hours", said a spokesman for Scottish Government.

Due to the sudden nature of this death, a report has been sent to the procurator fiscal, the spokesman added.

Scotland's Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said: "The death of this young mother-to-be and her baby is deeply saddening and my thoughts are with her family and friends.

"Medical experts have been telling us that pregnant women are more vulnerable to developing complications after contracting the virus. For this reason, they will be among the priority groups for vaccination when the H1N1 vaccine becomes available later this month.

"I would urge all pregnant women to get vaccinated to ensure the maximum protection for themselves and their babies."