Contents:
- Medical Video: Traveling While Pregnant: A few tips from Dr. Jagdip Powar
- Can I go by plane while pregnant?
- What if I have already booked a vacation ticket?
Medical Video: Traveling While Pregnant: A few tips from Dr. Jagdip Powar
Pregnancy can be the right time for the last holiday alone with your partner. If you plan to travel by plane with your partner, friends, or just for "me time", Make sure you know what the rules and regulations are.
Can I go by plane while pregnant?
According to the College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RCOG) no matter where your vacation destination is, make sure you do it before your gestational age reaches 37 weeks (32 weeks if you are pregnant with twins). However, as pregnancy progresses, your journey can feel much more difficult. Even some airlines and insurance companies may be reluctant to work with you if your gestational age is close to H.
Generally, domestic flights allow pregnant women to fly until the age of 28 weeks. As for international flights, pregnant women who are allowed are those with a maximum gestational age of 32-35 weeks. Generally, the airline will ask pregnant women to give the results of a doctor's check and a permit to do flight in the condition of being pregnant. Usually, documents that must be submitted contain ANC, estimates of birth, blood type, as well as a permit from a specialist doctor who treats the pregnant woman.
Each airline has its own rules. They usually allow you to fly if your maximum gestational age reaches 37 weeks (32 weeks if you are pregnant with twins).
If you order your holiday ticket through an agent, let them know that you are pregnant and let them know how old you are when you travel home. They will tell you whether the airline you choose will allow you to fly.
If you order tickets online, check the airline airline website that you are going to use, because most of these sites usually provide detailed information about the provisions of pregnant women who want to travel with their airlines. Each airline has its own rules, so check again before you book your travel ticket, even if you've flown during pregnancy before. Don't assume that the rules that you meet in one company will be the same in other airline companies.
If you are going on vacation using a tour package that is all arranged by a travel agent, the aircraft used are special aircraft that have been ordered and are immediately included in the price of the tour package, and maybe you do not know what the name of the airline you will use later. Tell your travel agent that you are pregnant so they can advise you on the airline and explain the applicable regulations.
What if I have already booked a vacation ticket?
Maybe you have already booked tickets and vacation packages before you realize that you are pregnant, and now you cannot or do not want to fly on the date you have chosen. Unfortunately, chances are you still have to pay the normal fees to cancel your trip. The airline is not obliged to return your money.
Some insurance providers will pay a cancellation fee, if your doctor advises you not to fly. However, like airline rules, the rules for travel insurance also vary from company to company.
