TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Infectious Diseases A1 - Cunningham, F. Gary A1 - Leveno, Kenneth J. A1 - Bloom, Steven L. A1 - Dashe, Jodi S. A1 - Hoffman, Barbara L. A1 - Casey, Brian M. A1 - Spong, Catherine Y. PY - 2018 T2 - Williams Obstetrics, 25e AB - According to many authorities, influenza exerts a very pernicious influence upon pregnancy. It would appear that the effects of influenza must vary with the severity of the epidemic, and more particularly with the frequency of pneumonic complications. As a rule, any septic condition offers a worse prognosis in pregnancy. Several instances have been reported of transmission of the offending bacteria to the foetus.—J. Whitridge Williams (1903) SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/12/11 UR - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160787919 ER -