Woman with A(H1N1) dies after giving birth to twins
abs-cbnNEWS.com | 07/24/2009 4:54 PM
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A 25-year-old woman infected with influenza A(H1N1) died after giving birth to twin girls in a Baguio City hospital.
Dr. Servando Liban II, medical director of the Saint Louis University (SLU) Hospital, said the woman was brought to them on Wednesday after manifesting flu-like symptoms.
Liban said the woman was brought to the hospital's surgical intensive care unit to undergo caesarean operation and gave birth to premature twin girls the next day.
She said the woman was infected with A(H1N1), but doctors have yet to determine the cause of her death.
The doctor said throat swab samples have been taken from the twins.
"We are still waiting for the result," Liban told ABS-CBN Baguio.
Health officials said there are a total of 95 confirmed cases of A(H1N1) in Baguio City, where a low-level community outbreak has been declared.
The woman was the 6th A(H1N1) patient to have died in the Philippines. With a report from Butch Mendizabal, ABS-CBN Baguio
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