Relative Contraindications To International Travel During Pregnancy
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Relative Contraindications To International Travel During Pregnancy
Patients with obstetrical risk factors
History of miscarriage
Incompetent cervix
History of
ectopic pregnancy (ectopic with present pregnancy should be ruled out
prior to travel)
History of premature labor or premature rupture
of membranes
History of or present placental abnormalities
Threatened abortion or vaginal bleeding during present pregnancy
Multiple gestation (more than one fetus) in present pregnancy
History of toxemia, hypertension, or diabetes with any pregnancy
History of infertility or difficulty becoming pregnant
Primigravida (woman who is pregnant for the first time) older than 35
years or younger than 15 years
Patients with general medical risk factors
Valvular heart disease or congestive heart failure
History of
thromboembolic disease
Severe anemia
Chronic organ system
dysfunction requiring frequent medical interventions
Patients contemplating travel to destinations that may be hazardous
High altitudes
Areas endemic for or with ongoing outbreaks of
life-threatening food- or insect-borne infections
Areas where
chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum is endemic
Areas
where live-virus vaccines are required and recommended
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