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A Pregnant Woman in The Year of the Cow: How to Have a Safe Pregnancy during COVID-19?
A Pregnant Woman in The Year of the Cow: How to Have a Safe Pregnancy during COVID-19?
First of all, I would like to congratulate you as a parent on the arrival of your beloved little one in the year of "Golden Ox". Among the excitement, there may be some worries. Several parents are concerned about pregnancy safety, especially in the COVID-19 spreading situation across the country like now.
At present, there is no enough data to confirm that COVID-19 infected pregnant woman has risks of miscarriage or death. It is only shown that infection in pregnancy may have more severe symptoms if infected during the 3rd trimester. The mentioned severe symptoms are increasing the chance of being admitted to the ICU, the use of a ventilator, and premature birth, etc.
Well then, you should be more careful and protect yourself from being infected with COVID-19 19 throughout your pregnancy. Today, I have some tips and tricks to keep yourself and your unborn baby safe to share.
How Pregnant Women Can Protect Themselves During COVID-19
- Keep social distance at least 2 meters - which you should do strictly, even with your family members because we may not know whether they are infected or carry the disease to the family.
- Wear a mask regularly and correctly.
- Wash hands often with soap (at least 20 seconds) or an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 70% alcohol.
- Avoid touching your face, mouth, and nose.
- Eat the five food groups, especially clean and freshly cooked food, without using a serving spoon.
- Do not share things with others, such as handkerchiefs, glasses, spoons-forks, etc.
- Avoid going to risk and crowded places.
- Get enough sleep 8-10 hours a day
- Relax yourself by listening to music or watching entertainment to avoid anxiety.
- Pregnant mother, who is a working woman, suggests working from home. If you cannot do it, you need to be more careful throughout the working time and follow the above suggestion.
- Come to see the doctor for antenatal and eat nutritious foods.
Every pregnant mother should get COVID-19 vaccination!
The several organization including, the American College of Obstetrics and Genealogy, the Department of Health, the Royal Thai College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Thailand, a doctor specializing in infection, the Perinatal Society of Thailand suggest that every pregnant woman should get COVID-19 vaccines. It is more necessary for risk groups, such as medical personnel, people in a high prevalence of disease areas. Also, people with underlying diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, chronic lung disease, asthma, and overweight should get the vaccination. Furthermore, the suggested time for vaccination is after 12 weeks of pregnancy, and recommends injecting the Sinovac vaccine first. It is because the Sinovac vaccine is from an inactive virus. A woman planning to pregnant and breastfeeding can receive the COVID-19 vaccine the same as others. Although, there is limited data due to the new vaccine and no experimental results for pregnant women. However, you ought to know the benefits and side effects of the COVID-19 vaccines or consult your obstetrician before making a decision. Also, you should be careful of your health and try to keep healthy. If you have any unusual symptoms or suspected COVID-19 infection, such as fever, cough, sore throat, dyspnea, have a history of travel to risk places or close to an infected person. You should consult the doctor immediately.
Speciality : Obstetrics and Gynecology
