Is air travel in pregnancy safe?
OBJECTIVE
How should I advise the increasing number of my pregnant patients who need to fly as part of their jobs?


CONCLUSIONS
Overall, existing data do not confirm increased reproductive risks for otherwise healthy pregnant women traveling by air. Pregnant women with specific medical conditions that might be exacerbated by a hypoxic environment, such as respiratory and cardiac diseases, should avoid flying, as should women at risk for preterm labour and those with placental pathologies.
Koren
Gideon
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D000401:Aircraft; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014195:Travel
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