Woman with swine flu 'gave birth'

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The woman, who died in Whipps Cross Hospital, was named by her brother as Ruptara Miah.

She is thought to be from Bangladesh.

Abdul Malik told BBC News his sister had used a wheelchair for 15 years after a road traffic accident but had led a normal life and had brought up six daughters. "We are very, very upset as a family. It has really taken me by shock," he said. "We thought she was going to recover."

His sister, the eldest of 10 children, was admitted to hospital three weeks ago with a cough and chest infection, he said. She was treated in intensive care, where she gave birth to a son prematurely, but never regained full consciousness, he added.

The baby is now in intensive care, according to reports.

A spokesman for Whipps Cross said: "Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust can confirm that a 39-year-old woman passed away on July 13 2009, and that she was infected with pandemic H1N1. The trust can confirm that she had underlying health conditions. No further comments can be made at this time."

Meanwhile, questions have been raised about whether a vaccine against the virus will have been sufficiently tested before it is used. The first deliveries of the vaccine are expected in August.

But a spokesman for the European Medicines Agency told The Independent: "What the manufacturers will be submitting will not have any clinical trial data. We expect the interim adult data from September and the first paediatric data from October onwards."

The Department of Health said the vaccine would be safe and warned that any suggestion otherwise would create unnecessary panic.