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What Causes Breathing Difficulty During Pregnancy?

My daughter is 7 months pregnant and having problems breathing. She attended hospital last week and was asked to gave a scan on her lungs. She would not have it done because she thought it may harm her unborn baby. Can you advise or give your opinion.
Thu, 6 Apr 2017
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Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. Certain degree of breathing issues is expected due to uterus enlargement during pregnancy but it should not be severe. In her case, it would not be good to do lung xrays since this is a irradiation which may have negative effect on baby. However if there is cough with fever, chest pain or worsening of symptoms, then scan should be done no matter on cost. In every case, i don tsee this as something concerning if there are no these symptoms that I have mentioned..I hope I have answered your query. Wish you good health.
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What Causes Breathing Difficulty During Pregnancy?

Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. Certain degree of breathing issues is expected due to uterus enlargement during pregnancy but it should not be severe. In her case, it would not be good to do lung xrays since this is a irradiation which may have negative effect on baby. However if there is cough with fever, chest pain or worsening of symptoms, then scan should be done no matter on cost. In every case, i don tsee this as something concerning if there are no these symptoms that I have mentioned..I hope I have answered your query. Wish you good health.