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Is It Safe To Travel By Flight During Pregnancy?

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Posted on Mon, 10 Nov 2014
Question: is it advisable to go on a hill station trip of around 6 days and airplane travel in 3rd month of pregnancy?
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Answered by Dr. Madhuri N Bagde (10 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
travel not advocated

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX and welcome,

I understand the query well.

We generally do not recommend travel during pregnancy. If it is needed to travel then we advocate travel during the 4th to 6th month only as this is a relatively safer period [ not risk free].

We do not advocate travel during the first three or the last three months. During the first three months there is a risk of abortion, especially if travelling in un pressurized aircraft. Also travel to a hill station may also mean eating outside food and exposure to cold which may cause infections which are not desirable during pregnancy.

So as such, during travel nothing may happen but in some cases there may be abortions or infections and so they do pose a risk.

Kindly consider all these before undertaking the travel.

Hope this satisfies the query.
Thanks for using HCM and feel free for any further queries.

Dr Madhuri Bagde
Consultant gynecologist.

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Is It Safe To Travel By Flight During Pregnancy?

Brief Answer: travel not advocated Detailed Answer: Hello XXXXXXX and welcome, I understand the query well. We generally do not recommend travel during pregnancy. If it is needed to travel then we advocate travel during the 4th to 6th month only as this is a relatively safer period [ not risk free]. We do not advocate travel during the first three or the last three months. During the first three months there is a risk of abortion, especially if travelling in un pressurized aircraft. Also travel to a hill station may also mean eating outside food and exposure to cold which may cause infections which are not desirable during pregnancy. So as such, during travel nothing may happen but in some cases there may be abortions or infections and so they do pose a risk. Kindly consider all these before undertaking the travel. Hope this satisfies the query. Thanks for using HCM and feel free for any further queries. Dr Madhuri Bagde Consultant gynecologist.