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Pregnant Women More Likely To Be Exposed To Novel H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) At Work Information For Women In Education Child Care And Health Care
Considerations for Pregnant Women who are More likely to be Exposed to Novel H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) at work; Information for Women in Education, Child Care, and Health Care.
May 3, 2009
Photo of pregnant motherThis information is for pregnant women who work in jobs where they are more likely to be exposed to people with confirmed, probable, or suspected novel H1N1 virus infection.
Schools and child care workers
Pregnant women working in school settings (e.g. teachers, day care workers) should follow the same guidance as nonpregnant school workers and the general public.
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Health care workers
All health care workers in direct patient care, including pregnant women, should follow standard precautions with all patients, regardless of infection status (http://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA_pandemic_health.pdfExternal Web Site Policy., page 15).
Health care workers treating patients with suspected or known illness easily transmitted by contact, droplet, or airborne transmission (e.g. influenza viruses) should do a risk assessment to determine the type of transmission-based precautions needed. Contact, droplet, or airborne precautions may be indicated (http://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA_pandemic_health.pdfExternal Web Site Policy., pages 16-17).
Pregnant women who will likely be in direct contact with patients with confirmed, probable, or suspected influenza A (H1N1) (e.g., a nurse, physician, or respiratory therapist caring for hospitalized patients), should consider reassignment to lower-risk activities, such as telephone triage.
If reassignment is not possible, pregnant women should avoid participating in procedures that may generate increased small-particle aerosols of respiratory secretions in patients with known or suspected influenza, including the following procedures:
* Endotracheal intubation
* Aerosolized or nebulized medication administration
* Diagnostic sputum induction
* Bronchoscopy
* Airway suctioning
* Positive pressure ventilation via face mask (e.g., BiPAP and CPAP)
* High-frequency oscillatory ventilation
Guidance on pre-exposure and post-exposure chemoprophylaxis with antiviral agents, including for pregnant women can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/recommendations.htm
For additional guidance for health care providers please visit http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/guidelines_infection_control.htm
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