What are the effects of pregnant women coughing yellow phlegm on the fetus

Due to bronchitis inflammation or severe colds, pregnant women's coughs may worsen and they may even cough up yellow phlegm. Regardless of whether it is due to coughing or other symptoms, as long as you are sick, it will have a certain degree of impact on the fetus in the womb. Therefore, pregnant women must pay attention to their physical health in daily life, so as to create a good environment for the baby's development. It is worth noting that if a pregnant woman is sick, she should never take medicine indiscriminately and should actively go to the hospital for treatment.

Pregnant women are particularly susceptible to colds due to their low immunity. Unlike ordinary people, pregnant women cannot take medication at will when they have a cold, because the side effects of the medication can seriously affect the health of the fetus, such as causing fetal developmental abnormalities. What should pregnant women do if they have a cold, cough and yellow phlegm?

What to do if a pregnant woman has a cold, cough and yellow phlegm

1. Stewed pears with rock sugar: Peel the fresh pears, split them in half and remove the cores. Add appropriate amount of rock sugar and steam them in a pot until soft.

2. Bake oranges: Use chopsticks to make a hole in the center of the bottom of the orange, stuff some salt in it, wrap it with aluminum foil, and bake it in the oven for 15-20 minutes. After taking it out, peel the orange peel and eat it while it is hot. Or you can dry the orange peel into dried tangerine peel, add water to make tea, and drink it in big gulps. It has amazing effects.

3. Stewed pear with Fritillaria cirrhosa: Use peeled and cored fresh pears, add 2 grams of Fritillaria cirrhosa powder, steam in a pot until soft, and eat while hot.

4. White radish candy: Cut the white radish into 1 cm dices, put it in a dry, clean container, fill it with honey, cover it tightly, soak it for about 3 days, the water will seep out and mix with the honey, store it in the refrigerator; scoop out a little each time and add warm water to drink, it has a very good cough-relieving effect. If you want to drink it suddenly and don’t have time to soak it, you can grind the white radish, add 1/3 amount of honey, mix well, and then add warm water to drink.

What medicine should pregnant women take when they have a cold?

After pregnancy, there are certain changes in the enzymes in the pregnant woman's body, which have a certain impact on the metabolic process of certain drugs. Drugs are difficult to detoxify and excrete, and can cause cumulative poisoning. During the early stages of pregnancy when fetal organs are forming, drugs can have a certain impact on the fetus, so it is best not to take medicine for a cold.

1. Most anti-cold medicines are compound preparations containing multiple ingredients. Common ones include quick-acting cold capsules, Ganmaotong, Contac, Baijiahei, Kangbid, Kegankang, Kuake, etc. Most of these medicines contain histamines and should not be taken during pregnancy, especially before 4 weeks of pregnancy. Cold medicines are mainly symptomatic drugs that only treat the symptoms and not the root cause. They are not safe for pregnant women, so the author recommends that pregnant women should not use anti-cold medicines.

2. Antiviral drugs have adverse effects on the fetus and should not be used by pregnant women. If they must be used, they should be used under the guidance of a doctor.

3. Antipyretic drugs. A cold accompanied by high fever usually indicates a serious illness and you should see a doctor promptly. Indomethacin is a fever-reducing drug that is contraindicated for pregnant women, and aspirin should not be used after 32 weeks of pregnancy.

4. Antibiotics. If pregnant women have a cold but there is no clear evidence of bacterial infection, such as tonsillitis, high blood pressure, coughing up yellow sputum, runny nose, etc., antibiotics are not needed. Because antibiotics can pass through the placenta and enter the fetus, there is a 20%-40% chance of causing harm to the fetus. Safe antibiotics should be chosen under the guidance of a doctor.

5. Expectorant and cough suppressant. It is generally safe, but cough suppressants containing iodine preparations should not be used by pregnant women.