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Pandemics

Research on pandemics detailed by scientists at Cleveland Clinic

Published in Women's Health Weekly, December 3rd, 2009

"Large-scale infectious epidemics present the medical community with numerous medical and ethical challenges. Recent attention has focused on the likelihood of an impending influenza pandemic caused by the H5N1 virus," scientists writing in the American Journal of Public Health report.

"Pregnant women in particular present policy-makers with great challenges to planning for such a public health emergency. By recognizing the specific considerations needed for this population, we can preemptively address the issues presented by infectious disease outbreaks," wrote R.M. Farrell and colleagues, Cleveland Clinic.

The researchers concluded: "We...

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