title: [Pregnant women, children and international travel].
abstract: Pregnant women and children have special needs and vulnerabilities that should be addressed when preparing for travel abroad. The most stable time for travel during pregnancy is the second trimester. Live vaccines should be avoided during pregnancy. Children should be up to date on both routine and travel-related vaccines. Elective travel to malarious areas, especially where chloroquine-resistant malaria is endemic, should be avoided, as some vaccines and antimalarial drugs may not be used during pregnancy and for children below a certain age. Guidelines on preventive measures are given.
authors.affiliation: H:S Hvidovre Hospital, Paediatrisk Afdeling, Hvidovre. Birthe.Hoegh@hh.hosp.dk
authors.forename: Birthe
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Høgh
authors.forename: Anita Mandrup
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rønn
mesh_terms: D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000075202:Contraindications; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008288:Malaria / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control; D037841:Pregnant People; D014195:Travel; D014330:Tropical Medicine; D014611:Vaccination / Q000009:adverse effects; D014612:Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D014612:Vaccines; D014765:Viral Vaccines