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Traveling during pregnancy by car
I am 20 weeks pregnant and planning to travel by car for 12 hrs due to some personal urgencies. What are the precautions I should take while traveling?
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Take frequent breaks
Move and stretch your legs.
Eat hygienic food
Ask your treating gynecologist if there are no contraindications for travel..
Limit outside exposure.
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Dr. Aseemita Debata
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
22 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Sitting for so long in pregnancy is not easy.please carry all food snacks and plenty of water and other fluids in car.take common medication while travelling
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Dr. Mina Bulchandani
Gynecologist
23 yrs exp
Hyderabad
You can travel, take frequently breaks, repeatedly stretch your legs,eat healthy, drink adequate water before going do routine check-up with your gyanaecologist
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Dr. Nidhi Sharma
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
23 yrs exp
Chennai
Injection Proluton depo 500 micrograms intramuscular twice a week
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Dr. Pratibha Aggarwal
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
35 yrs exp
Chennai
Hi. You can travel by car . Only break the journey after 2to3 hours so that you can stretch your legs and move around for few minutes .
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