PREGNANCY AND FLYING

Air travel is safe for most moms-to-be up to the 36th week of pregnancy, according to The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Unless there are complications, pregnant women need take no special precautions when traveling by air, the ACOG says. Air travel is not recommended for women who have medical or obstetric complications, such as pregnancy-induced hypertension, poorly controlled diabetes or sickle cell disease, that could result in an emergency, who are at significant risk for premature labor or who ave placental abnormalities.

Environmental conditions associated with flying, such as low cabin humidity and changes in cabin pressure, may result in an in- creased heart rate, increased blood pressure and a significant decrease in breathing capabilities in pregnant women with a weakened cardiovascular system, the doctors said.



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