I would like to inform you, our Dear Pregnant Women, about the much talked about flu vaccine, which is considered a serious precaution against Covid 19.
Influenza (Flu) causes more serious diseases in pregnant women than in other people. Changes in the immune system, heart and lungs make pregnant women prone to serious illnesses (such as flu) that may require hospitalization during pregnancy. Flu can be harmful to the baby as well as the mother. High fever, which will cause neurological damage and related negative consequences in the unborn baby, is the most well-known symptom of the flu.
Getting vaccinated helps protect the baby from flu even after birth. Antibodies in the mother are passed to the baby throughout pregnancy. The vaccine is the best protection against flu. Flu vaccination during pregnancy protects both the mother and the baby. It has been shown that the flu vaccine reduces the risk of flu-related respiratory infections in pregnant women by half. It is known that the vaccine given to the mother during pregnancy also protects the baby in the first few months after the baby is born, when you cannot vaccinate the baby. The most important thing we can say about the safety of the vaccine in pregnant women is that millions of pregnant women have received this vaccine for years and received good results. Many reliable health organizations recommend that pregnant women get the flu vaccine no matter what week they are.
Other measures to be taken against flu, apart from vaccination, may be daily protective measures such as staying away from people with flu and coughing frequently and washing hands frequently. For babies, it can be said that breastfeeding protects them from flu.
If you start having flu symptoms, call your doctor immediately. There are antiviral medications you can use that will protect and cure you from serious flu complications. If you have risky diseases such as asthma, diabetes and heart disease and are pregnant, you should start emergency treatment methods for flu. The hospital stay of pregnant women hospitalized due to flu can be shortened with early treatment methods.
High fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and weakness are the most obvious symptoms of flu. Remember, you may have respiratory illness and flu symptoms without a high fever. It may be possible.
Early treatment is important in pregnant women. Treatment should be started quickly. Because antiviral drugs take effect 48 hours after they are taken. These medications help you get over the flu lightly and feel better quickly. High fever due to flu or infection can cause problems for the baby at birth. Pregnant women taking antiviral medications should consult their doctor immediately if they experience high fever. If you experience shortness of breath, breathing problems, constant pressure in the chest and abdomen, loss of consciousness, extreme weakness, convulsions, severe muscle pain, fever, coughing, and inactivity of the baby during your pregnancy, go to the hospital immediately.
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