Pregnant women with fever below 38.5 ℃ are recommended to use physical cooling, such as drinking water, ice packs, etc. Above 38.5 ℃, fever-reducing drugs such as acetaminophen can be used as prescribed by the doctor.
Pregnant women in the early stage of fever may affect the neural development of the fetus, resulting in fetal neurodevelopmental defects, but the middle and late stages of pregnancy mild fever timely treatment, the fetus is generally not a greater danger.
Pregnant women generally do not advocate the use of drugs, so below 38.5 ℃ is recommended to use physical cooling, through drinking more water and rest and physical ice packs and other conditions to lower the temperature, but if the physical cooling is not effective, you can follow the doctor’s advice to use acetaminophen and other fever-reducing drugs. If acetaminophen is not effective, ibuprofen can be used, but the safety of ibuprofen during pregnancy is controversial and not recommended. At the same time, we need to actively search for the cause of the fever, and treat the primary cause of the fever to reduce the fever, and the medication should be used appropriately according to the doctor’s instructions.