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22/05/2013
Experts at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists added that there is no risk even up to three weeks before the birth.
Their latest report reveals that healthy mothers-to-be having pregnancies without complications, should be able to fly until the 37th week, with the most serious risk for women at 35,000ft is going into premature labour.
It added that expectant mothers do not need to worry about medical risks from full-body security scanners or a drop in oxygen pressure during flights. If precautions are taken, there is also no reason to worry about travel sickness or deep vein thrombosis on longer flights, it claimed.
However, the college did say that those at risk of an early labour because of factors such as a multiple birth, should not fly past the 32-week mark.
Professor Ian Greer, of the University of Liverpool, who wrote the revised scientific paper, said: "For uncomplicated pregnancies there is no reason to give advice against commercial air travel, and specifically there is no issue with travel in early pregnancy as the main consideration is risk of labour.
"However if the woman has a history of miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy it would be sensible to suggest ultrasound prior to travel to confirm the location and viability of the pregnancy."
The latest advice is similar to existing recommendations from the International Air Travel Association and NHS Choices, despite a number of airlines not allowing women to board if they are more than 36 weeks into a pregnancy due to health and safety rules.
(JP/CD)
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Air Travel Poses 'No Risk' For Expectant Mothers
Air travel poses "no significant risk" for pregnant women and their unborn babies, doctors have said.Experts at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists added that there is no risk even up to three weeks before the birth.
Their latest report reveals that healthy mothers-to-be having pregnancies without complications, should be able to fly until the 37th week, with the most serious risk for women at 35,000ft is going into premature labour.
It added that expectant mothers do not need to worry about medical risks from full-body security scanners or a drop in oxygen pressure during flights. If precautions are taken, there is also no reason to worry about travel sickness or deep vein thrombosis on longer flights, it claimed.
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However, the college did say that those at risk of an early labour because of factors such as a multiple birth, should not fly past the 32-week mark.
Professor Ian Greer, of the University of Liverpool, who wrote the revised scientific paper, said: "For uncomplicated pregnancies there is no reason to give advice against commercial air travel, and specifically there is no issue with travel in early pregnancy as the main consideration is risk of labour.
"However if the woman has a history of miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy it would be sensible to suggest ultrasound prior to travel to confirm the location and viability of the pregnancy."
The latest advice is similar to existing recommendations from the International Air Travel Association and NHS Choices, despite a number of airlines not allowing women to board if they are more than 36 weeks into a pregnancy due to health and safety rules.
(JP/CD)
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