Five pregnant women have been hospitalized and two experienced fetal losses from measles complications in New Zealand, as an outbreak sweeps the country.
The mothers, both in the northern city of Auckland, had caught measles, and complications led to the two fetal deaths, according to the Auckland Regional Public Health Service . They were both in their second trimester.These aren't counted as direct measles deaths, but rather"serious complications potentially related to maternal measles," according to the ARPHS. Three other pregnant women with measles have also been hospitalized.
Because children are more susceptible to measles complications like pneumonia, the spike in children's cases has also caused a disproportionately high rate of hospitalization. Normally, hospitalization rates during outbreaks are around 10% -- in Auckland, it's at 35-40%. More than half of children under 5 with measles have been hospitalized, according to the ARPHS.
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