A pregnant Jehovah's Witness woman and her baby have died after she refused a blood transfusion in a Sydney hospital that was likely to have saved both of their lives.

A pregnant Jehovah's Witness woman and her baby have died after she refused a blood transfusion in a Sydney hospital that was likely to have saved both of their lives.

More than 80 percent of pregnant leukemia sufferers go into remission with proper treatment and the outlook for their babies is good, according to research.

More than 80 percent of pregnant leukemia sufferers go into remission with proper treatment and the outlook for their babies is good, according to research.

The 28-year-old woman declined the treatment due to her religious beliefs after she was diagnosed with leukaemia seven months into her pregnancy, the