Does a fever during early pregnancy affect the baby?

Women are very susceptible to illness in the early stages of pregnancy. Fever can be said to be a very common disease. It doesn't matter if ordinary people get it, but once a pregnant woman gets it, it's very serious. She must actively seek treatment to prevent the disease from harming the baby in her belly. So, does fever in early pregnancy have any effect on the fetus?

What women should avoid most during pregnancy is catching a cold, especially in the early stages of pregnancy, the impact is very large. The influenza virus will have a direct impact on pregnant women, and the high fever caused by the cold and the toxins caused by metabolic disorders will have an indirect impact on pregnant women. The virus can enter the fetus through the embryo and into the fetus's body, which may cause congenital heart disease, cleft lip, hydrocephalus and anencephaly, etc. If a pregnant woman has a common cold, its main symptoms are sneezing, nasal congestion, and no fever. If the symptoms are relatively mild, she does not need to take cold medicine. Generally, it will heal itself in about a week. At this time, the cold of pregnant women will not have a big impact on the fetus.

If the symptoms of a pregnant woman's cold are severe, she has a persistent high fever, or she is infected with the cold virus, it will have an impact on the fetus. If a pregnant woman has a severe cold and has symptoms such as pain and sore throat, she should see a doctor immediately and receive symptomatic treatment in time. It is important to understand that in the early stages of pregnancy, since each organ of the fetus has not yet developed in full, if a woman catches a cold, the bacteria may pass through the embryo and affect the development of the fetus' organs, leading to fetal deformities and other serious adverse effects.

The above content gives everyone a detailed introduction to the impact of fever before pregnancy on the fetus. It should be understood that in the early stages of pregnancy, the impact of fever on the fetus is still very large. Therefore, here we remind many pregnant women to pay attention to actively avoid the occurrence of fever and cold symptoms in their daily life to avoid causing harm.