H1N1 Mom Dies Without Seeing Daughter

The woman diagnosed with H1N1 virus, who gave birth while under a medically-induced coma, has died. Katie Flyte, a 27-year-old mother from Puyallup, Wash., passed away on Tuesday from complications from H1N1.

Flyte started experiencing flu-like symptoms about six weeks ago, but three different tests missed it.

Katie's husband, Kenny Flyte, "The Early Show" in July, saying the virus would have been caught if doctors would have used a more expensive test to detect the virus. And he returned to the show Thursday saying "not one doctor threw up a red flag" that his wife should have been tested for H1N1.

In recent weeks, Katie developed pneumonia, a complication of the virus, and gave birth to the couple's daughter by a Cesarean section without knowing it.

She died, Kenny said, without once seeing her daughter, Abbey.

Kenny said with tears in his eyes, "She's in a better place now, looking down on (Abbey)."

As for the premature infant, she is still hospitalized. However, Kenny called his daughter "a rock."

"She's doing very well," he said, adding she will likely be in the hospital until the 40-week term of a regular pregnancy is reached.

Kenny also echoed his message from his appearance in July, saying people should take this virus seriously, particularly pregnant women.

"I will continue to be an advocate for this because no one should go through this - ever," he said. "We need to be more cautious with this virus. They still don't have all the answers, and it will probably be a while before they even start to have some more. It's not (enough) to go into hysteria, but (take precautions)."

CBS News medical correspondent and resident OB/GYN Dr. Jennifer Ashton said on "The Early Show" that pregnant women shouldn't wait for tests to be completed before receiving treatment for the flu.

"The testing for this virus is not perfect; it's not even close to 100- percent accurate. You can get a lot of false negative results and you should not delay treatment. Waiting for a result or even if you get a negative result back, it's very important (you get treatment)."

Ashton said pregnant women, if diagnosed with influenza, are four to five times more likely to be admitted into the hospital and suffer serious complications.

Pregnant women, she said, should be vaccinated against the regular flu and with the H1N1 virus vaccine, when it is released.