With careful preparation, travelling while pregnant can be safe, but there are additional risks and challenges to take into consideration. It is important that you consult a health care provider or visit a travel health clinic to discuss your travel plans, preferably six weeks before you travel. Always wear a seatbelt whether travelling by plane, car or train.
When using a diagonal shoulder strap with a lap belt, the straps should be placed carefully above and below your stomach. If only a lap belt is available, fasten at the pelvic area, below your stomach. Carrying twins or more? Your health care provider might recommend you stop traveling after 20 weeks. How late in pregnancy can you fly? If you're relatively healthy—and not at risk of complications like preterm labor, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, or placenta previa —then you're usually OK to travel up until 36 weeks, though some OB-GYNs may prefer you stay closer to home near the end should you encounter any complications or in case your baby comes sooner than expected.
High-risk patients—and especially those with pregnancy-induced hypertension , diabetes, sickle-cell disease—may be advised not to fly after 24 weeks—or not at all. Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic does pose more risks for pregnant people. Because of this, you'll want to limit your exposure and follow CDC travel recommendations to stay healthy. That said, the CDC has put out new guidance for traveling if you're fully vaccinated aka two weeks after your last shot. While travel is mostly OK, you'll definitely want to talk to your health care provider about your specific situation, what's safe and what's not, and whether or not you should get the COVID vaccine while pregnant.
By Melissa Mills April 13, Save Pin FB More. An image of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. Credit: Getty Images. Be the first to comment! Check the ferry company's policy before you book. For longer boat trips, such as cruises, find out if there are onboard facilities to deal with pregnancy and medical services at the docking ports.
Take care to avoid food- and water-borne conditions, such as stomach upsets and travellers' diarrhoea. Some medicines for treating stomach upsets and travellers' diarrhoea aren't suitable during pregnancy. Always check if tap water is safe to drink. If in doubt, drink bottled water. If you get ill, keep hydrated and continue eating for the health of your baby, even if you're not hungry. Find out about a healthy diet in pregnancy , and foods to avoid in pregnancy.
Page last reviewed: 12 November Next review due: 12 November Home Pregnancy Keeping well in pregnancy Back to Keeping well in pregnancy. Travelling in pregnancy. Find out more about getting healthcare abroad. When to travel in pregnancy Some women prefer not to travel in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy because of nausea and vomiting and feeling very tired during these early stages. Flying in pregnancy Flying isn't harmful to you or your baby, but discuss any health issues or pregnancy complications with your midwife or doctor before you fly.
Travel vaccinations when you're pregnant Most vaccines that use live bacteria or viruses aren't recommended during pregnancy because of concerns that they could harm the baby in the womb. Non-live inactivated vaccines are safe to use in pregnancy.
Some anti-malaria tablets aren't safe to take in pregnancy so ask your GP for advice.
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