The latest report on swine flu shows that 45 pregnant women have been hospitalised to date with the virus.
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This represents over 6% of the 739 patients who have been hospitalised since the outbreak started.
The HSE estimates that so far, over 5,000 pregnant women have been vaccinated against the virus.
Doctors have advised vaccination for all women who are more than 14 weeks pregnant and up to six weeks after giving birth.
The Department of Health is also urging pregnant women to avail of the swine flu vaccine.
The deaths of two more people from the virus were confirmed yesterday, including a pregnant woman who was in the risk category and separately a child, who had an underlying condition.
16 people have now died from swine flu in the Republic. Health officials in Northern Ireland have reported 11 deaths.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Master of the Rotunda Hospital Dr Sam Coulter-Smith said there is no evidence to suggest the vaccine would not be safe for pregnant women.
Around 27,000 people were infected with the virus in the last week, down slightly on the previous week's figures, according to the Dept of Health & Children.
Over 150,000 in the at-risk group have now been vaccinated against the virus.
The Institute of Obstetricians has previously advised that pregnant women with the virus are four times more likely to develop serious complications or be hospitalised than non-pregnant women.
Meanwhile, the HSE have said that a large number of pregnant women have attended clinics today for vaccination against human swine flu.
