Will Fever During Pregnancy Affect The Fetus?

Posted on Fri, 18 Sep 2015

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Question : hi doctor my wife is in 20th week of preganacy.she had a fever in the range 102 f fever.my question is this fever affect my baby

Answered by Dr. Richa Agarwal (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It may affect your baby.

Detailed Answer:
Hello Sir,
Thanks for trusting hcm about your health care.
I have gone through your history and understand your concerns.
Congratulations on her pregnancy!
Yes,high grade fever may affect your baby but you can control fever by giving her antipyretic medication.
Hope found useful, feel free to ask more questions.
Good luck.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar