Hi, I am a nurse in the ICU in TVL and the pregnant woman who sadly lost her baby had pre existing conditions and situations. She is very ill in the ICU due to inadequate housing, heating, nutrition etc. and her darling little baby was in the same boat, unfortunately.

Your friends baby is DEFINATELY safer in then out! Although she has tested positive to swine flu the risk to the baby is minimal as, if she were to go into labour the baby is term. The warning is mainly for those that could go into premature labour due to swine flu thus placing their babies at risk due to the implications of early birth.

As for spreading it through the hospital that is correct, but probably something the staff should have explained abit more in depth. The hospitals are already full of swine flu patients but are trying to filter them out so that those who are immunosuppressed ie. cancer, are less at risk of contracting the virus. Swine flu is something a brand new mum and bub can do without so that is why they are trying to keep it out of maternity.

Hope that helps and just relax, as someone who has swine flu and has an 8 month old breast fed baby - it feels like a bad cold! And she is fine : )