Welcome to The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrician and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) information page on Pregnancy and Influenza A (H1N1), commonly known as Human Swine Flu.
This web page has Links to sites for health professionals and women in our community:
RANZCOG’s aim is to facilitate access to current information on Influenza A (H1N1) and Pregnancy which will be regularly updated as changes occur. The links on this page have been sourced from the Australian Government, State Governments, National and International Medical Colleges and organisations and Medical Literature.
The information, research and/or guidelines offered in these documents or available via these websites is considered to be interesting and potentially of value.
The documents and websites listed here do not necessarily reflect the views of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, nor should their inclusion be interpreted / taken as the College's recommendation or endorsement of the material.
The
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians
and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) |
28 Oct 2009 |
Swine
Flu Vaccine Information for Pregnant Women and their Carers
- Women's Health Committee, RANZCOG.
|
17 Jul 2009 |
H1N1
Influenza and Pregnancy – Women’s
Health Committee, RANZCOG. |
17 Jul 2009 |
College
of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists Advises Pregnant Women
to be Alert but not Alarmed about Swine Flu –
RANZCOG Media Release: College of Obstetricians &
Gynaecologists Advises Pregnant Women to be Alert but not
Alarmed about Swine Flu. |
Royal
College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG) - UK |
29 Jul 2009 |
Managing
pregnant women with suspected swine flu – advice for
healthcare professionals
– Joint Statement Royal College of Obstetricians and
Gynaecologists, Royal College of Midwives and Department of
Health. |
American
College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) |
International
Health Organisations |
| World
Health Organisation (WHO) |
| 10 Aug 2010 |
H1N1
in post-pandemic period - Media Release, World Health
Organisation. |
20 Aug 2009 |
WHO
Guidelines for Pharmacological Management of Pandemic (H1N1)
2009 Influenza and other Influenza Viruses - World
Health Organisation. |
31 Jul 2009 |
Pandemic
influenza in pregnant women –
World Health Organisation. |
30 Jul 2009 |
Advice
for pregnant women
- National Health Services (NHS) UK. |
Last Updated: 27
Jul 2009
|
20
July 2009: Chief Medical Officer's advice to pregnant women
– Department
of Health UK. Published: 20 July 2009. |
| Australian
and New Zealand Health Organisations |
| Influenza
Specialist Group (ISG)
|
| USA:
Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
| Centres
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
2 Nov 2009 |
2009
H1N1 Influenza Vaccine and Pregnant Women: Information for
Healthcare Providers - Centres for Disease Control
and Prevention. |
|
H1N1
Flu (Swine Flu): Resources for Pregnant Women - Centres
for Disease Control and Prevention. |
Australian
Federal & State Governments |
Australian
Federal Government |
2010 |
Australian
National Influenza Surveillance Report 2010
- The Australian Influenza Report is compiled from a number
of data sources, including laboratory-confirmed notifications
to NNDSS, sentinel influenza-like illness reporting from General
Practitioners and Emergency Departments, workplace absenteeism,
and laboratory testing. It is published by the Department
of Health and Ageing on a weekly basis. |
2 Nov 2009
|
Letter
from the Chief Medical Officer - Department of Health
and Ageing, Australian Federal Government. |
18 Sept 2009 |
TGA
Green Lights Pandemic Flu Vaccine –
Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Federal Government. |
20 Aug 2009 |
Vaccine
to protect against Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza a step closer
– Department of Health and Ageing, Australian
Federal Government.
|
17 Jun 2009 |
Pregnant
Women and Antiviral Drug Use
– Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Federal
Government.
|
Australian
Capital Territory (ACT) |
New
South Wales (NSW) |
2010 |
Weekly
& Monthly NSW State Influenza Reports
These reports containg data on Influenza strains,
including H1N1 (Swine Flu) and are published by NSW Health.
The reports are located under the subheading 'Reports' on
the NSW Health 'Infectious Diseases' web page. |
24 Jul 2009 |
Pregnant
women and influenza –
New South Wales Health. |
Northern
Territory (NT) |
Queensland
(QLD) |
| 14 Aug 2009 |
Pandemic
(H1N1) 2009 -Guidelines for the Care of Pregnant Women with
Probable Pandemic (H1N1) 2009
- Queensland Government. |
08 Jul 2009 |
Pregnant
women in ‘at risk’ group from human swine flu
– Queensland
Health, Queensland Government. |
South
Australia (SA) |
22 Jul 2009 |
Fact
sheet on pregnancy and ‘swine flu’,
Edition 2 – South Australian Health. |
Tasmania
(TAS) |
21 Jul 2009 |
Information
about influenza for pregnant women -
The Department of Premier and Cabinet, Tasmania. |
Victoria
(VIC) |
Western
Australia (WA) |
24 Jul 2009 |
Guidelines
for Obstetric and Neonatal Specialist services for the Management
of Influenza-like Illnesses during the Influenza Pandemic
associated with the Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Virus -
Dr Tony Keil et al; Government of Western Australia Department
of Health. |
New
Zealand |
| New
Zealand Ministry of Health |
16 Aug 2010 |
Pandemic
Influenza H1N1 2009 (Swine Flu) - UPDATE 2010
- Media Release, Ministry of Health NZ. |
6 Aug 2010 |
Pandemic
Influenza A (H1N1) Action Plan 2009 for a Second Wave
- Ministry of Health
This is an updated 2009 action plan
specifically amended to refelct the current situation in New
Zealand 2010. |
10 Aug 2009 |
Guidance
for clinicians on the management of pregnant women with suspected
Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) 09 in the ‘Manage it’
phase
- Pregnant women have a higher risk of severe disease than
other women following infection with influenza, whether seasonal
or pandemic influenza A H1N1 09. These guidelines provide
recommendations for managing pregnant women presenting with
an influenza-like illness (ILI). |
17Jul 2009 |
Influenza
A (H1N1) Swine Flu - Update
108
– Media Release, Ministry of Health NZ. |
Medical
Literature |
| 20 Oct 2009 |
Hospitalised
adult patients with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza in Melbourne,
Australia - Justin T Denholm, Claire L Gordon, Paul
D Johnson, Saliya S Hewagama, Rhonda L Stuart, Craig Aboltins,
Cameron Jeremiah, James Knox, Garry P Lane, Adrian R Tramontana,
Monica A Slavin, Thomas R Schulz, Michael Richards, Chris
J Birch and Allen C Cheng; MJA 2010; 192 (2): 84-86 |
| 3 Aug 2009
|
Pandemic
(H1N1) 2009 - The Medical Journal of Australia, Vol.
191 No. 3 |
29 Jul 2009 |
H1N1
2009 influenza virus infection during pregnancy in the USA,
The Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Pregnancy Working Group, The
Lancet, Early Online Publication. |
Last Updated: 7Jul
2009 |
Safety
of neuraminidase inhibitors against novel influenza A (H1N1)
in pregnant and breastfeeding women
- Toshihiro Tanaka, MD, Ken Nakajima, RPh, Atsuko Murashima,
MD PhD, Facundo Garcia-Bournissen, MD, Gideon Koren, MD and
Shinya Ito, MD; Canadian Medical Association Journal, Published:
15 June 2009.
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