{"id":26799,"date":"2024-11-12T15:47:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T13:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/?p=26799"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:19:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:19:56","slug":"pregnant-on-a-trip-to-the-tropics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/en\/zwanger-op-reis-naar-de-tropen\/","title":{"rendered":"Pregnant travelling to the tropics?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Planning a trip to the tropics? Beware: you are more susceptible to<br>infectious diseases. Read here what the risks are and what you can do to avoid infectious disease<br>prevent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Travelling to the tropics increases the risk of infectious diseases that can be dangerous for you and your<br>unborn child. An infectious disease with a high fever can trigger labour.<br>Before booking a trip, it is wise to seek information from an expert<br>traveller's advisor. The advisor will tell you about the risks of your trip and what you can do to avoid illnesses<br>avoid. Equipped with good information, you can weigh up for yourself whether the importance of your trip outweighs<br>against the risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three key tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If fever &gt;38.5 \u00baC, see a doctor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apply anti-mosquito measures with extra care.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When choosing your holiday destination, take into account the quality of the<br>healthcare in the relevant country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Malaria<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Malaria is an infectious disease transmitted by an infected mosquito. In pregnancy,<br>malaria severe. Malaria can cause miscarriage or premature birth. A trip to<br>malaria area during pregnancy is therefore not recommended.<br>If you do decide to travel to a malaria area for which malaria tablets are advised, it is<br>it is important that you take the recommended malaria tablets as prescribed. Sometimes<br>pregnant women are concerned about the side effects of the tablets and the possible risks<br>for the unborn child. Bear in mind that malaria is a dangerous disease and the<br>traveller's adviser recommends the tablets that can be used safely in your case.<br>However, antimalarial drugs never protect 100% against malaria. <br>Therefore, apply anti-mosquito measures with extra care.<br>The mosquito that transmits malaria stings from sunset to sunrise (evening and night).<br>Therefore, sleep under an impregnated mosquito net. Also use a mosquito repellent with<br>DEET on uncovered skin. For more information on dosages during pregnancy, see the<br>Leaflet 'Mosquito repellent when travelling'.<br>If you develop fever or flu-like symptoms during or after a stay in a malaria area, you should<br>you get tested for malaria as soon as possible. Malaria can quickly become life-threatening<br>especially in pregnant women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zika, dengue and chikungunya<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Zika, dengue (dengue fever) and chikungunya are infectious diseases transmitted by a<br>bite of an infected mosquito. These mosquitoes mainly sting during the day.<br>The symptoms of Zika, dengue and chikungunya are very similar, but usually the three progress<br>diseases without symptoms. Sometimes people get fever, joint pain, headache and pronounced<br>muscle pain. The disease then resembles the flu. Skin rashes may also appear. In rare cases,<br>dengue severe, with high fever and internal bleeding. Take extra care in pregnancy<br>mosquito repellent measures. See also the leaflet 'Mosquito repellent when travelling' and the leaflet on CDZ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zika in pregnancy<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Zika in pregnancy can cause birth defects in the child. The chances of getting<br>of the disease is uneven. Pregnant women should take a trip to Zika region well<br>weigh up and discuss with an expert traveller's advisor.<br>Zika can also be transmitted through sexual contact. <br>Women travelling to Zika territory without a partner are advised to avoid pregnancy <br>delayed until a month after return. <br>Zika can also be transmitted through semen. Men who have been in Zika territory become <br>advised to use a condom for two more months when having sexual contact with women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diarrhoea<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Diarrhoea is can lead to dehydration. During pregnancy, you are more prone to dehydration. Note<br>so extra on the general measures advised to prevent diarrhoea and<br>dehydration. See the 'General traveller's leaflet' and the 'Traveller's diarrhoea' leaflet. In addition, the<br>treatment of prolonged or severe diarrhoea more difficult because many drugs cannot be used<br>during pregnancy. These include stoppers (loperamide) and some antibiotics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Air travel<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Try to ensure an aisle seat for more legroom and comfort. Walk every half<br>hour a bit. Drink plenty of water because in an aeroplane the air is very dry. Most<br>airlines do not accept pregnant women after the 36th week because of a possible<br>childbirth on a plane. Flying is not recommended until seven days after childbirth, partly because of<br>the increased risk of thrombosis. Before booking your trip, ask about the policy of the<br>airline. If you have severe anaemia or have ever had thrombosis, discuss<br>your travel plans with your midwife, GP or gynaecologist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vaccinations<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Yellow fever vaccination is given during pregnancy only in exceptional cases.<br>A mumps, measles and rubella (BMR) vaccination is not given during pregnancy.<br>Most other vaccinations can be given safely during pregnancy. Your<br>traveller's advisor will take this into account during your personal advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Traffic<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Car accidents are common. It is wise to consult a doctor after an accident. During the<br>pregnancy also consult a doctor after an apparently minor injury or if after an accident<br>does not (yet) have immediate complaints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Height<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>For pregnant women, staying above 2,500 metres increases the risk of altitude sickness.<br>Drugs for altitude sickness should not be used during pregnancy. It is at<br>pregnant women are therefore especially important not to rise too fast. The advice is to rest for 4-5 days<br>take before exerting yourself. See also the leaflet 'Altitude sickness'.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Travel pharmacy<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Not all antibiotics and drugs can be used safely during pregnancy.<br>Paracetamol is safe though and recommended to prevent high fevers. Some<br>women are more likely to suffer from vaginal yeast infection during pregnancy. Travelling to<br>hot areas can increase the risk of this. In consultation with your (family) doctor, you can take a<br>antifungal agent with you. Consult the traveller's advisor, your (family) doctor or pharmacy about which<br>medicines can be used safely during pregnancy. See also the LCR traveller's leaflet 'The<br>'Travel Pharmacy'.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other information<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Netherlands, about 10% of pregnancies end in miscarriage. Bear in mind that this can also<br>happen when you are travelling or just after you have received a vaccination without it being related to travel or<br>to do with the vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcr.nl\/\">www.lcr.nl <\/a>&gt; opinion by country<br>See also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcr.nl\/\">www.lcr.nl <\/a>&gt; information on diseases<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Download the leaflet below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Zwanger-en-reizen-.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed or Pregnant-and-travelling.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-295cb2e7-32f1-4e69-888d-a3d0ce145e1c\" href=\"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Zwanger-en-reizen-.pdf\">Pregnant-and-travelling<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Zwanger-en-reizen-.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-295cb2e7-32f1-4e69-888d-a3d0ce145e1c\">Download<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bent u van plan om op reis te gaan naar de tropen? 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