Will a pregnant woman’s cough affect the fetus?

During pregnancy, expectant mothers will be afraid that some discomfort will affect the fetus, such as coughing. If the expectant mother has symptoms of coughing, there is no need to worry too much. The impact of the pregnant mother's coughing symptoms on the fetus is very small, but it is best not to take medicine. It is best to choose diet therapy.

Pregnant women can take the following measures to relieve cough:

1. When a pregnant woman has a cold and her throat feels itchy and painful, she can immediately gargle and rinse her throat with concentrated salt water every 10 minutes. It will be effective after more than 10 times.

2. Pears and rock sugar can also relieve the symptoms of sore throat caused by colds in pregnant women. The method is to wash the pears, cut them into slices, add water and rock sugar and cook them together. Cover the lid and cook for a while. Then you can eat the pears and drink the water. Drinking pear water frequently can help treat sore throat. You can also eat pears at other times.

3. Pregnant women can take a hot bath and drink a bowl of hot ginger and sugar water in the early stage of a cold, and then get into bed and sweat. This is also a good way to treat a cold. However, it should be noted that no matter how hot it is, you should not lift the quilt. You can only lift the quilt after you have sweated out almost enough.

4. When a pregnant woman has a sore throat, her immunity is relatively low, so she should supplement with more nutritious foods, such as chicken soup, bone soup, etc., which can improve her immunity and help relieve sore throat symptoms. Drinking chicken soup can relieve symptoms such as nasal congestion and runny nose during a cold, and it is also effective in clearing respiratory viruses. Drinking chicken soup regularly can enhance the body's natural resistance and prevent the occurrence of colds.

5. Use a metal spoon to heat it in boiling water (not to the extent that it does not burn your hands), and then place it on the "cold-curing point" on the surface of your palm and massage. If there is any abnormality in a certain area, strengthen the massage there. After a short heat massage, stimulate the area with a spoon soaked in cold water. For those with mild colds or coughs, stimulate 5-10 times using the above method. The cold-treating point on the palm is located between the thumb and index finger of the left hand (near the base of the thumb) and on the palm surface below the second joint of the right thumb.

Some dietary therapies can be appropriately used to treat cough.

1. When you have a mild cough, drink more cold water to relieve the cough symptoms. Doctors generally do not recommend the use of drugs to treat mild colds and coughs.

2. Boil water with pears, rock sugar and red dates to drink: Preparation method: cut the pear into cubes, boil it with red dates first, then add rock sugar and continue boiling. This is a simple and easy method and drinking a few cups a day will help treat your cough.

3. Drinking salt water is effective in relieving coughs caused by bronchitis, pharyngitis and respiratory tract infections, and can play a preventive role. Pregnant women should try to avoid using medications to prevent or treat diseases throughout their pregnancy unless there are special circumstances. Then use some cough suppressants appropriately, which generally have no side effects. Also, maintain the humidity in the room.