Bronchitis in pregnancy should be treated the same way as before pregnancy to relieve symptoms such as cough with or without expectoration and difficulty breathing, which can decrease the amount of oxygen that arrives for the baby, which may hamper its development and delay growth.
Thus, bronchitis in pregnancy is only dangerous if the pregnant woman decides to stop or reduce the amount of medication she has always taken to control the disease, since when this happens, the crises become more serious and more frequent and can be harmful for the baby. Therefore, the treatment of bronchitis during pregnancy is not dangerous for the mother or the baby, but it may be necessary to adjust the dose of the medication by the pulmonologist to better control the seizures and improve the well-being of the pregnant woman.
Can Bronchitis In Pregnancy Hurt Your Baby?
Bronchitis in pregnancy can harm the baby when treatment is not done properly, resulting in severe seizures. In these cases, the possible complications for the baby may be:
- Higher risk of preterm birth;
- Low birth weight baby;
- Risk of death shortly before or after birth;
- Delay of child growth within the mother's uterus;
- Reduction of the amount of oxygen to the baby.
It is possible for the pregnant woman to have an emergency cesarean section in a very severe bronchitis crisis, such as in cases of respiratory infection and hospitalization in intensive care.
How To Treat Bronchitis in Pregnancy
During a bronchitis crisis, the pregnant woman should calm down, rest and do the treatment indicated by the doctor, which can be done with:
- Use of oral corticosteroids;
- Use of progesterone: a hormone that facilitates breathing;
- Aerolin spray;
- Salbutamol-based bombilla;
- Nebulization with Berotec and saline solution;
- Tylenol if you have a fever.
In addition to medicines as directed by doctors, it is important to drink liquids, such as water or teas, to fluidize the secretions and facilitate their withdrawal.
Lemon tea for bronchitis in pregnancy
Lemon tea with honey is an excellent home remedy for the pregnant to take during a bronchitis crisis because honey helps to soothe the irritation caused by bronchitis and the lemon provides vitamin C which helps to strengthen the immune system.
To prepare lemon tea with honey, you need 1 cup of water, the peel of 1 lemon and 1 tablespoon of honey. After putting the lemon peel in the water, it should be boiled and then boiled, let stand for 5 minutes, then add the honey and drink about 2 to 3 cups of tea per day.
During a bronchitis crisis, some pregnant women may feel severe abdominal pain because when coughing, the pregnant woman is constantly exercising the belly muscles, which causes more pain and feeling tired. In addition, it is normal that at the end of gestation, between 24 and 36 weeks, the pregnant woman feels more short of breath.
Useful links:
- How To Treat Bronchitis in Pregnancy
- Asthmatic bronchitis
