Emerging infectious diseases · 2014 · 29 citations · 10 references
MedicineInfectious Disease ControlInfectious DiseasesNeonatal HealthNeonatologyPediatric Infectious DiseasesBacterial InfectionsInfant Infectious DiseasesNeonatal InfectionsNeonatal Infectious DiseasesPerinatal InfectionPostpartum InfectionCleaningCore Cleaning ProceduresLegionella InfectionLegionnaires' DiseaseNeonatal Infection EpidemiologyWater Birth PreparationWaterborne Bacterial Disease EpidemiologyWaterborne Infections
In 2014, a fatal infection with Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 occurred in a neonate after a water birth. The death highlighted the need for infection control education, client awareness, and standardization of cleaning procedures in Texas midwife facilities.
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Immersion in water in labour and birth
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