title: Dealing with pandemic influenza A during postpartum and early neonatal period in a busy family-centered neonatal intensive care unit.
abstract: Although most infections with the current pandemic H1N1 virus have been self-limited, the risk of influenza complications is higher in some subpopulations. Pregnant women had an increased risk of influenza complications in two past epidemics (1918-1919 and 1957-1958). Since neonates do not have a well-developed immune system, they are also vulnerable to viral infections and its complications. This article reports the interventions and health care planning strategies for pandemic influenza A, and its seasonal results in a tertiary perinatal care center with annually 20,000 deliveries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Dr Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity Teaching Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: H Gozde
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Kanmaz
authors.forename: Suna S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Oguz
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Erdeve
authors.forename: Nurdan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Uras
authors.forename: Serpil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Unlu
authors.forename: Nuri
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Danisman
authors.forename: Leyla
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mollamahmutoglu
authors.forename: Ugur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Dilmen
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D022143:Family Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000502:physiology; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D053139:Oseltamivir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D058873:Pandemics; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D053139:Oseltamivir