Experts simply don't know very much about how coronavirus may affect pregnant women, but here's what they do know.
1 / 2For pregnant women, cold and flu season can feel overwhelming. Now with coronavirus in the United States, many pregnant women feel even more confused and frightened. Experts aren’t sure what coronavirus in pregnancy is like, or if coronavirus has any effect on pregnancy. But they do know that people who practice good hygiene can protect themselves.
Coronavirus in pregnancyPregnant women tend to have more serious flu infections than people the same age who aren't pregnant, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s because pregnancy changes the immune system somewhat and lung capacity decreases as a woman’s pregnancy progresses. Though this doesn’t mean that pregnant women will experience coronavirus more severely. There are just not enough studies on pregnant women and coronavirus for experts to say.
While this might sound worrisome, the experts recommend that pregnant women follow the same smart behaviors that everyone should practice. Wash your hands, avoid sick peopleThis means frequent and proper hand washing. Pregnant women should use soap and warm water and rub their hands — including their palms, wrists and between fingers — together vigorously for 20 seconds or about the length of “Happy Birthday.”Story continuesWhile influenza is a different virus than coronavirus, pregnant women should get a flu shot if they have not already received one.
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