Summary: Pregnant women cannot help but travel. Appropriate activities and outings can effectively relieve pregnant women\’s prenatal stress and depression, but it is best to seek guidance from your attending doctor before traveling. Pregnant women with abnormal conditions such as recurrent miscarriage, premature birth, abnormal placenta, threatened abortion, multiple pregnancy, pregnancy toxemia, hypertension or diabetes, heart failure, vaso-embolic disease, severe anemia, etc. may not necessarily be suitable for going out. Recently, a pregnant woman accidentally fell down and had a miscarriage while traveling. She was fired by her company because she asked to take 15 days of leave. The matter continues to be discussed online. Ms. Chen found out she was pregnant in February this year. In May this year, she accidentally fell down while traveling, resulting in a miscarriage. The doctor suggested that she take half a month\’s rest, so she applied for leave from the company. Unexpectedly, the employer fired Ms. Chen on the grounds of declining performance and Ms. Chen\’s voluntary termination of pregnancy. As of November 8, the relevant Weibo topic has been read 6.452 million times. Many netizens are not only concerned about whether the legitimate rights and interests of pregnant women, Ms. Chen, can be protected, but also want to know what methods can be used to better protect the safety of fetuses and pregnant women when traveling as a special group of pregnant women.
In this regard, Huang Minghui, an obstetrician at Changsha Anzhen Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, said: Pregnant women are not prohibited from traveling. Appropriate activities and outings can effectively relieve pregnant women\’s prenatal stress and depression, but it is best to consult your attending doctor before traveling. Physician guidance. Pregnant women with abnormal conditions such as recurrent miscarriage, premature birth, abnormal placenta, threatened abortion, multiple pregnancy, pregnancy toxemia, hypertension or diabetes, heart failure, vaso-embolic disease, severe anemia, etc. may not necessarily be suitable for going out.
“In addition to considering the health of pregnant women when traveling out for fun, the most important thing is to take safety measures during the journey.” Huang Minghui said, “Pregnant women must choose comfortable and smooth transportation when traveling; long-distance travel is too tiring for pregnant women; Bring relevant prenatal check-up materials before going out, and check the medical distribution situation near the scenic spot in case of emergency; pregnant women must be accompanied by family members when going out, and someone will take care of them when they feel tired or unwell.”
At the same time, Huang Minghui also said that the best time for pregnant women to travel is between 4 and 7 months of pregnancy, because fetal development is still unstable in the first three months of pregnancy and is prone to signs of miscarriage and threatened abortion. It seems that fetal development has matured in the third trimester. Pregnant women are bulky and have difficulty moving. They may face the possibility of giving birth at any time, so they are not suitable for traveling.