Preventing and Treating Fevers During Pregnancy

Pregnancy Podcast

Vanessa Merten

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.5 • 970 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

A fever is part of your body's immune response as a natural defense against infection. The risks and benefits of fever during pregnancy differ from those of someone who is not pregnant. Running a fever during your pregnancy can be scary. Studies have linked maternal fevers to complications like autism, neural tube defects, oral clefts, and congenital heart defects. The best way to alleviate any fears or unknowns is to educate yourself about what temperature constitutes a fever, when to call your doctor or midwife, and what to do if you get a fever during your pregnancy. Over the years, attitudes towards the use of medications like acetaminophen have evolved. While doctors have long considered this safe, more recent research raises questions about taking this over-the-counter medication during pregnancy.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Merton.
0:10.0	Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast. In today's episode we are talking
0:16.8	about fevers, and specifically we're talking about fevers during pregnancy. There are some different guidelines when you're talking about a
0:24.5	fever and children, especially a fever with a newborn, and we're also not going to dive into
0:29.8	intrapartum fever, which is a fever that occurs during labor.
0:33.8	So in this episode we are just focusing on what happens when you get a fever during your pregnancy.
0:40.1	You can find the full article and all of the resources that accompany this episode at
0:45.4	pregnancy podcast.com slash fever.
0:49.4	Right now you can get a free copy of the Your Birth Plan book and try pregnancy podcast premium for free for seven days.
0:57.0	There are over 200 episodes that are exclusively available to premium members.
1:02.0	Those are in the private podcast feed that premium members can access in their favorite podcast app.
1:08.0	All of the premium content is ad-free, plus you're going to get instant access to a digital copy of the
1:15.4	Your Birth Plan book. This book walks you step by step on how to create the
1:20.0	birth experience that you want. There are sample plans, even a master template you can download and customize.
1:27.2	Try pregnancy podcast premium for free for seven days and get a copy of the Your
1:32.1	Birth book at pregnancy
1:34.4	podcast dot com slash trial. Your body has a temperature set point and that regulates
1:42.0	your temperature so when you run a fever that
1:44.5	set point is increased. So part of your brain your hypothesis acts as your body's
1:50.0	thermostat and that's what's responsible for increasing your body's temperature.
1:54.8	When that set point is increased, it's your hypotherlamis that triggers the changes in your
1:59.3	body to either raise or lower your temperature. This part of your brain is responsible
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