Pregnant women are four times more likely than the general population to need hospital treatment for H1N1 swine flu, data from the US suggests.
The findings from the small-scale study suggest pregnancy increases the risk of complications without speedy anti-viral treatment.
It also underlines the need to ensure pregnant women are made a top priority when a vaccine becomes available.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study appears in The Lancet.
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