There's being sick, then there's being sick while you're pregnant. Physically symptoms can be awful, but the concern than your health is affecting your baby's health might be the greater toll. So ...

You are lying on the couch with a 102-degree fever, 26 weeks pregnant, watching your two-year-old methodically dump Cheerios onto the carpet. The house smells like cough drops. Dinner is not happening ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) — Flu season is quickly approaching, and while most Americans may just get a little sick, some could have serious and lasting effects from the illness. Pregnant women are ...

If you've had the flu, you know how miserable it can make you. You may also know that the flu can be serious. But did you know that getting the flu while you're pregnant can be especially harmful?

BABY. BABIES YOUNGER THAN SIX MONTHS OLD ARE NOT ABLE TO GET THE FLU SHOT, AND DOCTORS SAY MOMS WHO ARE VACCINATED CAN PASS SOME OF THAT PROTECTION ONTO THEIR BABY. ONCE THE BABY IS BORN. PEDIATRICIAN ...

Pregnant woman about to get shot from doctor in office It’s not too late to get a flu shot – especially if you’re pregnant, say experts at the March of Dimes.more The US Centers for Disease Control ...

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Dr Rasmussen, acting director of CDC's Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, recently spoke with Doug Jordan, MS, CDC Health Communications specialist, about what clinicians can do now to ...

Millions of pregnant women in the United States are not getting two vital vaccines that protect not only their health, but their babies, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

Pregnant women and young babies are among those most at risk for complications, hospitalization, and death from the flu. While doctors have long recommended flu shots for protection, experts weren't ...