What to do when you have a cold and fever in late pregnancy

When you have a cold and fever in late pregnancy, you can choose the appropriate treatment according to the pregnancy week and the severity of the disease, if the symptoms and fever are heavy, you need to go to the hospital in time to avoid delaying the disease and endangering the safety of pregnant women and fetuses. 1, physical cooling and improve daily: for pregnant women with mild cold symptoms and fever not exceeding 38.5°C, you can choose physical cooling, such as wiping the forehead, neck or armpit with warm water skin, while drinking more warm water to promote sweating and urination, pay attention to rest, keep warm, and moderate ventilation in the room. Diet more fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C, balanced nutrition, avoid intake of greasy, spicy and indigestible food, all help to enhance the body’s immunity, promote the improvement of cold and fever symptoms; 2, drugs to reduce fever: If the pregnant woman’s cold symptoms are serious, and the temperature exceeds 38.5 ° C, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital in a timely manner, improve the relevant examination, and under the guidance of the doctor to take anti The patient should not use anti-fever drugs or antibiotics on her own to avoid adverse effects on the growth and development of the fetus. For patients who are full-term pregnant, a cold and fever may indicate intrauterine fetal infection or fetal hypoxia, and they should be promptly consulted and, if necessary, the pregnancy should be terminated.