Pregnancy

An Illustrative Case On a cold November night, a young Japanese woman living in Detroit went to go comfort her crying newborn baby son. She saw he was in distress so she carried him outside and [...]

The recent discovery of the potential harm to infants exposed to Zika virus has reawakened the awareness of insect-borne diseases. Besides Zika, there are many other diseases spread by insect [...]

One of the common reasons that people travel is to visit friends or family.  We see this most commonly around holidays like Christmas, Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.  But this is also a common [...]

Pregnant travelers often ask us how late in pregnancy it is safe to travel. The answer to that has to take in a variety of considerations. For a normal, healthy pregnancy there are very few [...]

Princess Kate is in the news once more, not only because she is pregnant again but also, for the third time, she is suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum. Hyperemesis gravidarum is more than just [...]

As you may have heard or read, there is a reality celebrity in the news who is exploring the use of a surrogate to carry a third child due to two previous, very complicated pregnancies.  Doctors [...]

Diarrhea is not a common complaint during pregnancy but we see it often in our practice because it is a frequent problem among international travelers. This ailment does present some special [...]

One of the most frequent questions that we are asked at The Pregnant Traveler is in regard to pregnancy and air travel. Women ask about early pregnancy and flying, how long you can fly when [...]

One common issue in pregnancy is swollen legs, feet and ankles after flying. Actually, this is very common during pregnancy. About two thirds of women will have edema while pregnant, whether [...]

As much as we like to think of pregnancy as a normal, healthy state, there are some activities that are just riskier when one is pregnant. Falls are more common during pregnancy. And their [...]