Research progress on the effects of aviation flight on pregnant women
10.3760/cma.j.cn113854-20200907-00074
- VernacularTitle:航空飞行对妊娠妇女相关影响的研究进展
- Author:
Yishun ZHANG
1
;
Taoling YAN
;
Songling WU
;
Yang ZHOU
;
Sihan YAN
Author Information
1. 厦门医学院附属第二医院妇产科 361021
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Aviation;
Pregnancy;
Venous thrombosis;
Hypertension, pulmonary
- From:
Chinese Journal of Aerospace Medicine
2021;32(4):252-256
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To review the mechanism of the effects of aviation flight on pregnant women and to summarize the diseases and suggestions that obstetricians should pay attention to for the pregnant women with flight plan.Literature resource and selection:Relevant literature on the subject of impact of aviation flight on pregnant women published in China and abroad.Literature quotation:Thirty-four references were cited.Literature synthesis:Aviation flight exposes the people on board into decreased oxygen partial pressure, humidity, air pressure and increased amount of radiation environment. And those would bring some physiological changes to the pregnant women in flight. However, these changes have little impact on the pregnant women who occasionally take airplane and have no obstetrical or other medical complications besides some discomfort. For the passengers or crew members, who frequently take airplanes, aviation flight can increase the incidence of spontaneous abortions or missed abortions. The long duration flight also increases the risk of deep venous thrombosis in pregnant women. It is recommended that pregnant women would go to the hospital to check whether they are suffering from related diseases that are not suitable for flight before they make flight plan. For the pregnant women who plan to fly for more than 4 h, it is recommended to use gradient elastic compression stockings to prevent venous thrombosis.Conclusions:Although the flight brings certain influences on pregnant women, but the understandings of influential mechanism and risk factors, as well as the proactive prevention would help them to overcome the influences and to relieve the tension in flight.
