Contents:
- Medical Video: Is It Safe To Drive During Pregnancy?
- Can I drive while pregnant?
- Do I have to wear a seat belt if I drive while pregnant?
Medical Video: Is It Safe To Drive During Pregnancy?
Driving while pregnant is actually possible or not? As a pregnant woman, you may doubt whether you can drive your own car or not. For some people, driving while pregnant is not a problem, but is it true?
Can I drive while pregnant?
Actually it doesn't matter if you drive during pregnancy, during pregnancy you are normal, healthy, and there are no complications. But there are some things that must be considered if you drive during pregnancy, such as:
- Gestational age. In the first trimester, pregnant women often experience various symptoms of pregnancy, such as pregnancy, vomiting, dizziness, and insomnia. This of course will affect concentration and focus when driving. While in the third trimester or when you experience old pregnancy, the size of your stomach is very large so it becomes very uncomfortable to be in front of the steering wheel.
- Travel distance. If you really have to drive while pregnant, avoid traveling with long distances, preventing you from experiencing fatigue in the middle of the road. In addition, too long sitting in the car can also make your blood circulation not smooth and cause back pain. Plus, pregnancy makes you urinate frequently and if you travel a long way, surely you have to stop many times to go to the toilet. Of course this makes you uncomfortable.
- Condition of pregnancy. Symptoms of pregnancy can still occur throughout the pregnancy, so if you feel unwell and tired, don't force yourself to drive while pregnant.
- Always obey rules and drive within a safe distance. Often people don't pay attention to regulations not to use cellphones when driving. But in fact, the use of mobile phones is one of the main causes of traffic accidents. So, you must keep concentrating on obeying the rules, and keeping a safe distance from the car in front of you or behind you.
If you do not pay attention to this, it is not impossible that you endanger your life and the baby in the womb. Because, according to research the incidence of accidents in pregnant women is quite high.
In the study it was found that 1 in 50 women who drive during pregnancy have an accident. The study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, said that many accidents were caused by pregnant women who were unfocused and had several medical conditions while driving, such as dizziness and insomnia.
Do I have to wear a seat belt if I drive while pregnant?
Although it is not convenient to wear a seat belt during pregnancy because of the size of your stomach that is enlarged, but this is important to do for your safety while driving. If you are afraid of putting pressure on your stomach because of using a seat belt, then you can position the belt under or over your stomach. Be sure to wear the seat belt correctly and as tight as possible.
