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Dec 23, 2009
Why did hospital take so long to alert pregnant woman on H1N1?
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MY WIFE who is seven months pregnant, went to the KK Women's and Children's Hospital on Dec 11 for an H1N1 test as she was having a fever. After the test, the hospital said they would inform us of the result only if she tested positive. The hospital called one week later, on Dec 18, to say she had H1N1 and needed to be treated with Tamiflu.
The hospital should explain why it took so long to tell us the result. With such a time lag, my wife could have gone about her routine interaction with other pregnant women during her pre-natal and yoga classes and put them at risk.
I am sure the hospital knows that pregnant women face a higher risk of complications and their babies are also at risk of developing complications, like a premature birth, so why the lapse?
Tan Lian Heng
Why did hospital take so long to alert pregnant woman on H1N1?
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MY WIFE who is seven months pregnant, went to the KK Women's and Children's Hospital on Dec 11 for an H1N1 test as she was having a fever. After the test, the hospital said they would inform us of the result only if she tested positive. The hospital called one week later, on Dec 18, to say she had H1N1 and needed to be treated with Tamiflu.
The hospital should explain why it took so long to tell us the result. With such a time lag, my wife could have gone about her routine interaction with other pregnant women during her pre-natal and yoga classes and put them at risk.
I am sure the hospital knows that pregnant women face a higher risk of complications and their babies are also at risk of developing complications, like a premature birth, so why the lapse?
Tan Lian Heng