Safe Travelling During Your Pregnancy
If you are currently pregnant then probably all of your vacation or traveling plans will need to be re-arranged or or at least changed if it involves air travel. The first thing you need to do is going to your doctor since it is necessary to ask his advices to make sure that there will be no problems for you to travel using a plane. However if you are experiencing swelling, especially of your ankles, have blood loss experience or have increase on your blood pressure you probably well be get an advice not to fly.
While it is almost universally accepted that it is safe for expectant mothers to fly up until the thirty sixth week of pregnancy, it is best to check this detail with the airline involved. Some airlines will actually ask a pregnant woman if they have a certificate of pregnancy which is usually advisable after twenty four weeks. It is also worthwhile checking in as early as possible as there is a greater chance of being issued a bulkhead seat for additional room or aisle seat where it will be easier for access.
If the destination is in Africa or Asia then a vaccination against hepatitis A and B would normally be recommended but pregnant women are warned against typhoid inoculations even though there isn’t any medical evidence that it can harm the unborn child so the best advice is for the woman to speak with the doctor first. Traveling to areas where there is a risk of contracting malaria is not recommended while pregnant.
Travelers to Australia need to be aware that children under six should not have the hepatitis A or typhoid vaccinations but in all other cases inoculations for children should be current. Not only is the destination important but personal circumstances so pregnant women should check with their doctor as to what vaccinations they will require.
Always refuse to drink water unless it is bottled with an unbroken seal and the same goes for ice in drinks if you want to avoid contracting hepatitis A or typhoid. Avoid eating raw vegetables, salad and fruit although thick-skinned fruits such as mandarins, which you peel yourself, or bananas are fine but always wash your hands with soap or antibacterial hand wash before eating. It is quite easy to carry travel size bottles of antibacterial hand gels that dry almost immediately and are readily available in drugstores.
Pregnancy can increase the risk of developing blood clots, which can cause deep vein thrombosis so it is advisable to wear flight socks or tight stockings (available at drugstores) to aid blood circulation and reduce the chance of DVT. To keep maintain a good circulation, it is advisable that walking about or other exercises be carried out while in flight whenever possible.
Fortunately if a pregnant woman is flying within the first twenty six weeks of pregnancy then there shouldn’t be any problems with insurance but there may be exclusions in the policy after this time. Although there are companies that will cover the cost of insuring a mother to be after the twenty sixth week of pregnancy, they do not normally cover any birth expenses.
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