Pregnant women among those sickened in Pennsylvania measles outbreak

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One father in the epicenter of the outbreak said his infant son died after his pregnant wife, infected with measles, went into labor a month early.

Aug. 28, 2026, 6:33 PM EDT

By Erika Edwards

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Pregnant women are increasingly among those sickened in an accelerating measles outbreak centered in Pennsylvania, doctors say.

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