What to do if you have a severe cough at 38 weeks of pregnancy

Many people know that the late pregnancy is also a very important stage for pregnant women. If you are not careful, it may result in two deaths. Therefore, pregnant women need someone to accompany them during the late stages of pregnancy. Moreover, some pregnant women are most worried that they will get sick in the late pregnancy and harm the health of the fetus. So, what should pregnant women do if they cough in the late pregnancy?

Fever and cold are the main causes of cough in pregnant women. Therefore, when pregnant women have a mild cold, it is best to improve the cough symptoms through a reasonable diet, and do not use medication immediately to avoid affecting the health of the fetus. When a cough starts, pregnant women need to drink more boiled water. They can also mix pears, old rock sugar, and jujubes and boil them in water. This method is simple, and drinking a few bowls a day is effective in treating coughs.

If the pregnant woman's cough symptoms are severe, it is recommended that she go to the hospital for treatment and take appropriate medications as instructed by the doctor instead of taking medication on her own. If a pregnant woman suffers from a wind-heat cold and is accompanied by symptoms such as headache, she needs to take detoxifying drugs under the guidance of a doctor to help her dispel wind, clear heat, detoxify, relieve cough and reduce phlegm. If a pregnant woman suffers from a cold, she needs to take other medicines to relieve the cough, wheezing and other symptoms caused by the cold.

Some pregnant women have kidney yin deficiency and may experience coughing, but this condition usually disappears after the newborn is born. Therefore, pregnant women in this situation can only pay more attention to their diet and use diet to relieve cough. They can usually cook pears stewed with rock sugar, pears stewed with Fritillaria cirrhosa, kumquats stewed with sugar, etc. If a pregnant woman has a cough due to a respiratory disease, she needs to drink some salt water to relieve the cough.

How to prevent cough during pregnancy

1. When the climate changes, adjust your clothes in time to avoid low or high temperatures.

2. Strengthen physical fitness, carry out outdoor activities and games appropriately, and enhance the body's disease resistance.

3. Daily life should be maintained, improve daily life maintenance, eat properly, ensure sleep quality, the living environment should be quiet, and the air should be fresh.

4. Go to public places less often, try not to go to public places, and avoid contact with coughing patients.

5. Eat pears and radishes. Regular and appropriate consumption of pears and radishes can prevent coughs to a certain extent.

6. Go to crowded public places less often to reduce the chance of infection.

7. Open windows frequently for ventilation to ensure fresh air circulation. When your family members have a fever or a cold, you can use vinegar to fumigate and disinfect the room to prevent viral infection.

During pregnancy, the body's resistance to infection will be reduced, making it very easy for pregnant women to be infected and invaded by various viruses. Therefore, we must pay attention to cultivating a good lifestyle and living habits in daily life, changing the environment, and maintaining a happy mood, which will help improve the body's disease resistance and ensure the healthy growth of children.