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Pregnant woman with H7N9 flu delivers baby

THE world's first pregnant woman infected with H7N9 bird flu has given birth to a heathy girl in a hospital in Zhenjiang City, east China's Jiangsu Province.

The 25-year-old, surnamed Qiu, was five months pregnant when she was diagnosed with H7N9 on April 8. She was admitted to the intensive care unit in Zhenjiang No. 1 People's Hospital.

She came around on April 21 and recovered in May.

The baby was delivered through a Cesarean section on Wednesday afternoon - the baby girl weighing 3.3 kilograms, according to doctors at the hospital.

Gu Shaoqing, head of the pediatric department, said Qiu's expected date of delivery was July 26. However, doctors saw an acceleration in the fetal heart beat and decided to operate on Wednesday.

They said Qiu's cardiopulmonary function still needed time for recovery. The hospital will continue to monitor the health of the mother and baby.

A total of 132 H7N9 avian flu cases have been reported on the Chinese mainland since the virus was first discovered in March, according to updates released by the National Health and Family Planning Commission on July 10. There have been 43 deaths.

The disease has been brought under control with only one new case reported in Jiangsu Province last month. The patient has recovered, according to the commission.


 

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