title: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's maternal health response to 2009 H1N1 influenza.
abstract: We describe the efforts of the Maternal Health Team, which was formed to address the needs of pregnant and breastfeeding women during the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) 2009 pandemic influenza A (2009 H1N1) emergency response. We examined the team's activities, constructed a timeline of key pandemic events, and analyzed the Maternal Health 2009 H1N1 inquiry database. During the pandemic response, 9 guidance documents that addressed the needs of pregnant and breastfeeding women and their providers were developed by the Maternal Health Team. The Team received 4661 maternal health-related inquiries that came primarily from the public (75.5%) and were vaccine related (69.3%). Peak inquiry volume coincided with peak hospitalizations (October-November 2009). The Maternal Health 2009 H1N1 inquiry database proved useful to identify information needs of the public and health care providers during the pandemic.
authors: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors: Laura G
authors: LG
authors: Mosby
authors: Sascha R
authors: SR
authors: Ellington
authors: Sara E
authors: SE
authors: Forhan
authors: Lorraine F
authors: LF
authors: Yeung
authors: Mirna
authors: M
authors: Perez
authors: Melisa M
authors: MM
authors: Shah
authors: Kitty
authors: K
authors: MacFarlane
authors: Susan K
authors: SK
authors: Laird
authors: Lawrence D
authors: LD
authors: House
authors: Denise J
authors: DJ
authors: Jamieson
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. / Q000458:organization & administration*; D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D058873:Pandemics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines