What to do when a pregnant woman has a cold

  Cold is an infection of the upper respiratory tract caused by a virus. Depending on the severity of the cold symptoms and the pregnancy period of the pregnant woman, different treatment methods should be chosen.  For pregnant women with common cold, it is recommended to drink more water, eat lightly, take rest and keep the room ventilated, while avoiding oral medication as much as possible, and the milder cases can be cured by themselves in about 1 week; if the symptoms of cold are severe, especially when accompanied by fever and cough, you can take some pungent and warm Chinese medicinal preparations to relieve the symptoms, such as cold and fever purgative (oral medication with less teratogenicity under the guidance of professional doctors), in order to reduce For patients with fever, we recommend physical cooling as much as possible. If the patient’s condition worsens, especially in case of secondary bacterial infection or high fever, it is recommended to use antibiotics or antipyretics with less impact on the fetus under the guidance of a doctor. For patients with influenza, in addition to the above conservative treatment measures, antiviral drugs (commonly used oseltamivir pellets) should be administered as early as possible so that complications can be avoided to the greatest extent possible.  For patients in early pregnancy (within 12 weeks), the fetus is very unstable and the use of drugs should be avoided as much as possible, and if drugs must be used, they should be used with great caution; for patients in the middle and late pregnancy, the fetus is relatively stable and the indications for the use of drugs can be relaxed at this time, but no matter when, the use of drugs for pregnant women must be decided by the clinician after an interview, and the use of drugs on their own is not allowed. The decision on the use of medication for pregnant women must be made by the clinician after consultation, and should not be taken by the clinician.  When a pregnant woman has a cold, she should first be treated conservatively, and when the condition is serious, she should weigh the pros and cons and take medication under the guidance of a physician.