My Wife Is Pregnant And We Are Traveling Via Plane

Posted on Thu, 27 Aug 2020

Question: My wife is pregnant and we are traveling via plane cross country. Anything we should be doing to stay as healthy as possible outside of the obvious? And would you strongly disagree with travel while pregnant

Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You can travel safely before 37 weeks.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, welcome to 'Ask a Doctor' service.
I read your query and here is my advice.
Traveling by plane is mostly safe before 37 weeks of pregnancy.

If the pregnancy is normal no specific precautions should be carried. It is better not to travel for longer than 4 hours because of possible thrombosis.
Wearing compression stockings will be helpful.

Hope I have answered the question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (3 hours later)

I am speaking in terms of the corona virus. She is only 19 weeks pregnant. So I know we are good there. But with the virus. What is your recommendation?

Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
If you can avoid it don't do it.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear and thank you for asking again.
If it is possible you can better avoid it .
If you can't avoid it you can use masks and keep distance with others to avoid getting covid19.
Let me know if I can assist you further.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj