Does a high fever in pregnant women affect the fetus? What should pregnant women do when they have a fever?

Pregnant women must take good care of their health during pregnancy. It is very troublesome for pregnant women to be sick. Many medicines cannot be used, and it is also harmful to the baby in the belly. Fever is one of the most common diseases in people's daily life.

Does a high fever in pregnant women affect the fetus?

Yes, especially high fever in early pregnancy is harmful to the fetus. The period of 3-4 weeks after conception is a critical period for the fetal neurological development. If the pregnant woman's body temperature is higher than 38.5℃ and the fever lasts for more than 24 hours, it will increase the chance of the fetus having neurological developmental defects. Be careful. Cold viruses have an impact on the fetus, especially those caused by influenza viruses. The damage to the fetus will exceed the heat damage caused by the fever itself. It can enter the fetus through the placenta and may cause congenital heart disease, anencephaly, microcephaly, etc. Common cold viruses may also increase the chance of miscarriage, but will not increase the probability of fetal malformations.

Pregnant women with fever

First of all, we must know that the body temperature of pregnant women is slightly higher than that of ordinary people by 0.5℃. When the body temperature of expectant mothers rises above 37.5℃, we must be alert to whether they have a fever and take measures to reduce the temperature in time. If the body temperature exceeds 38.5℃, you must go to the hospital for medical treatment in time.

Pregnant women with a fever below 38 degrees

The first step is physical cooling

Alcohol wipes

Use 30%-50% alcohol or 52-degree liquor at home to wipe the pregnant woman's armpits, thigh roots, elbows, soles of feet, forehead, groin, etc. Repeat the test for 20 to 30 minutes and measure the body temperature. If it still does not drop, continue to wipe until the body temperature drops below 38°C. During this period, pregnant women should drink plenty of water to ensure that the body is well hydrated, which is conducive to sweating.

Warm water bath

Use a towel soaked in warm water to wipe the whole body of the pregnant woman. Pay attention to keeping warm when wiping. If you feel cold or your pulse and breathing change, you must stop immediately. Many people wonder why you don't use cold water to wipe the skin. That's because using cold water to wipe the skin will cause the blood vessels in the skin to contract, which is not conducive to heat dissipation and will increase the body temperature of the expectant mother. Using warm water to wipe the skin will cause the blood vessels in the skin to dilate, which is conducive to heat dissipation.

Ice pack on head

Wrap the ice cubes in the refrigerator in a plastic bag, wrap a towel around it, and apply it to the forehead or behind the pillow. But do not sleep with an ice pillow for too long, because the ice pillow can easily cause the local temperature to drop too quickly and cause discomfort in other parts of the body. If physical cooling is successful, you can pay more attention to it in your daily life, take more rest, and continue to the second step.

Step 2: Dietary Remedies

1. Ginger Soup

Ingredients: ginger, brown sugar.

Method: Cut the ginger into slices, put it into appropriate amount of water and boil for 5 minutes, add a large spoonful of brown sugar and stir well, drink it while it is hot, and it is best to cover yourself with a quilt to make your body sweat slightly.

Effect: Dispel cold and relieve symptoms. Ginger is pungent and warm in nature. It can dispel cold, warm the stomach, and dispel wind and cold. Pregnant women should drink more ginger soup when it is hot, drink it to warm up the body, and then cover the whole body with more quilts, leaving the mouth and nose exposed to ensure smooth breathing. After about an hour, when sweat beads appear all over the body, the fever has subsided by half. Of course, pregnant women should not take off the quilt in a hurry after sweating, but should slowly reduce the fever. After sweating, they should also pay attention to keeping warm and drinking hot ginger soup.

2. Reed root porridge

Ingredients: 20 grams of fresh reed root (or 10 grams of dried reed root), 25 grams of polished rice.

Preparation method: First put the reed root into water and boil it. When half of the water is left, add the rice and cook it into porridge.

Efficacy: Clearing away heat and promoting the production of body fluid. Phragmites australis is cold in nature and has the effects of clearing away heat and promoting the production of body fluid, relieving restlessness and stopping vomiting. It can be used to treat various fevers and thirst.

3. Tangerine peel and ginger tea: 10 grams each of tangerine peel and ginger, boil in water, add 10-20 grams of brown sugar when drinking.

4. Ginger and garlic tea: 15 grams each of garlic and ginger, cut into slices, add a bowl of water, boil until half a bowl remains, add 10-20 grams of brown sugar when drinking.

5. Scallion porridge: 50 grams of polished rice, 2-3 scallion stems cut into sections, appropriate amount of sugar, cook into porridge, and eat hot.

6. Radish soup: Wash and slice 150 grams of white radish, add 900 ml of water, boil until 600 ml, add 5 grams of white sugar, drink one cup while it is hot, and then drink another cup after half an hour.

7. Coriander and soybean soup: 30 grams of coriander, 50 grams of soybeans, add 1000 ml of water, fry until 600 ml, and season with salt.

8. Snow pear stew: Wash the snow pear, chop it with the skin, add rock sugar, and steam it in a clay pot or clay pot. It is suitable for wind-heat cough.

9. Chrysanthemum sugar tea: 30 grams of chrysanthemum, appropriate amount of white sugar, add appropriate amount of boiling water to soak, and drink as tea.

10. Water chestnut water: add a few water chestnuts, appropriate amount of rock sugar, water and cook together, eat the water chestnuts and drink the soup.

11. Burdock and glutinous rice porridge: 15g burdock seeds, 50g glutinous rice, appropriate amount of crystal sugar. First wash the burdock seeds, add 300ml of water, boil until 100ml, take the juice, add glutinous rice, and then add 400ml of water, cook into thick porridge. Take two doses a day, warm and take twice.

Step 3: Chinese patent medicine

Common cold medicines, especially Chinese herbal preparations, are relatively safe for pregnant women, such as Isatis root granules, etc. In addition, penicillin, sulfonamide, erythromycin, chloramphenicol, etc. have not been proven to be harmful to the fetus after animal experiments and application in humans, and can also be used.

Pregnant women with a fever above 38 degrees

At this time, you should go to the hospital immediately for treatment. At this time, medication is generally used. If you don't use antipyretics, the baby is prone to hypoxia in the mother's womb, which will also endanger the baby's health. At this time, you should weigh the pros and cons and choose the right antipyretic medicine to reduce the fever. You can choose Bupleurum injection to reduce fever. Try to choose patent medicine, as the side effects of Western medicine are greater than those of traditional Chinese medicine.

How to reduce fever in pregnant women

If a pregnant woman has a cold and a fever below 38 degrees, she can take physical cooling measures and take dietary remedies to reduce the fever. However, if the fever exceeds 38 degrees, she should go to the hospital immediately.

1. Cold compress

Take 20° water, soak a soft towel in it, squeeze it until it stops dripping, then place it on the forehead, armpits, and inner thighs to cool down, and change it every 3-5 minutes.

2. Alcohol Wipe Method

Use 30%-50% alcohol or 60-proof liquor at home and add an equal amount of boiled water to wipe the forehead, hands, feet, armpits, groin, etc. Avoid wiping the chest, abdomen and back to avoid causing slow heart rate or diarrhea.

3. Warm water bath method

The water temperature is 32-34 degrees. Warm water bathing is beneficial to the dilation of skin blood vessels and heat dissipation. When wiping the whole body with warm water, pay attention to keeping warm. If you feel cold or your pulse changes, stop immediately.

4. Roasted Salted Oranges

Cut the orange into quarters at the top, then apply a layer of salt on the cut, close the cut, wrap it with tin foil, and bake it in the oven until it is quite hot. Then take it out and eat it with the skin. Eat two a day for 2-3 days and you will be almost done.

5. Ma Huang Tang

Take 9g of ephedra, 6g of cinnamon twig, 6g of almond and 3g of licorice, boil them together into soup.

6. Radish and cabbage soup

Use 250 grams of cabbage heart and 60 grams of white radish, add water and boil them, then add 10-20 grams of brown sugar, eat the vegetables and drink the soup.

7. Vegetable Root Soup

Wash and slice 3 cabbage roots, add 7 onion roots, boil them into a soup, add sugar and drink it while hot.

8. Radish Soup

Wash and slice 150 grams of white radish, add 900 ml of water, boil until 600 ml, add 5 grams of white sugar, take one cup while hot, and take another cup after half an hour.

9. Rice Vinegar Radish

250 grams of radish, appropriate amount of rice vinegar, wash and slice the radish, soak it in vinegar for one hour, and serve it as a dish with rice.

10. Orange peel ginger tea

Add 10 grams each of tangerine peel and ginger into water and boil them. Then add 10-20 grams of brown sugar when drinking.

11. Ginger and garlic tea

Take 15 grams each of garlic and ginger, cut them into slices, add a bowl of water, and simmer until half a bowl remains. Add 10 to 20 grams of brown sugar when drinking.

12. Ginger candy drink

15 grams of ginger slices, 3 pieces of 3 cm long green onion, add 50 grams of water, boil and then add brown sugar.

13. Scallion Porridge

50 grams of polished japonica rice, 2-3 stalks of green onion cut into sections, and an appropriate amount of sugar, cook into porridge and eat hot.

14. Scallion and black bean soup

Add 30 grams of scallion with roots, 10 grams of fermented black beans, and 3 slices of ginger to 500 grams of water and bring to a boil. Then add 30 grams of rice wine, drink it while hot, and cover with a blanket to induce sweating.

15. Orange peel water

Add 30 grams of fresh tangerine peel (15 grams of dried tangerine peel) to 3 cups of water, boil it into 2 cups, add sugar, and drink it while hot.

16. Coriander and soybean soup

30 grams of coriander, 50 grams of soybeans, add 1000 ml of water, fry until 600 ml, and season with salt.

17.Snow Pear Casserole

Wash the pear, chop it with the skin, add rock sugar, and steam it in a clay pot or clay pot. It is suitable for wind-heat cough.

18. Chrysanthemum Sugar Tea

30 grams of chrysanthemum, appropriate amount of white sugar, add appropriate amount of boiling water to soak, and drink as tea.

19. Water chestnut water

Add a few water chestnuts and an appropriate amount of rock sugar into water and cook together. Eat the water chestnuts and drink the soup.

20. Reed Root and Japonica Rice Porridge

Cut 150g of reed root into sections and remove the nodes, put into a casserole, add 300ml of water, boil until 200ml, remove the residue, add 50g of polished rice, add 250ml of water, cook into porridge as usual, two to three doses a day, divided into two to three times, take when slightly warm.

The impact and treatment of different degrees of cold and fever in pregnant women

1. Common colds have mild symptoms, such as runny nose and sneezing. They have little effect on the fetus and no medication is required. You will be fine after a few days of rest.

2. Early pregnancy (5-14 weeks) is the time when the fetus and its organs are formed. If you have influenza and the symptoms are severe, it will have a greater impact on the fetus. Taking medicine during this period will also have a greater risk to the fetus. However, if you have a cold but no fever, or the temperature does not exceed 38 degrees when you have a fever, you do not need to be treated and it will not affect the fetus.

In addition, in the early stages of pregnancy, some pregnant women will have a fever that will last for several days, but if it does not exceed 37.5 degrees, it may be a physiological change caused by the pregnancy itself, rather than a fever caused by a cold. As long as you pay attention to rest and drink plenty of boiled water, your body temperature will return to normal.

3. If a pregnant woman has a high fever (above 38.5℃) and symptoms such as sore throat and cough, she can take some medicines that will not affect the fetus under the guidance of a doctor.

(1) If a pregnant woman with a cold is within 2 weeks of ovulation, medication may have no effect on the fetus;

(2) If a pregnant woman with a cold is in her ovulation period for more than 2 weeks, during which time the fetus's central nervous system has begun to develop. If a pregnant woman has a high fever of 39 degrees for a day, it may affect the fetus.

(3) If the fever lasts for more than 3 days, it will definitely affect the fetus; if the fever lasts for more than 1 day, it will definitely affect the fetus. In the above cases, the doctor may advise the pregnant woman to terminate the pregnancy.