Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 4th Question: How to protect pregnant women and children from health - Authoritative experts respond to epidemic prevention hotspots
Xinhua News Agency reporter
Respiratory diseases such as influenza are high in winter. How to protect pregnant women and children from health during the epidemic? Do families with children need to stock up on more medicines? The State Council’s Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism Authoritative Experts - Peking University Third Hospital Dean Qiao Jie , and Wang Quan, director of the Emergency Department of Beijing Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, gave professional answers.
1. Question: Are pregnant women more susceptible to the new coronavirus than the general population? How to take good protection?
Qiao Jie: Judging from the overall population performance, the infection rate of pregnant women, Omickron is similar to that of the general population, and the types of symptoms that appear are also similar to that of the general population, such as dry throat, cough, runny nose, soreness throughout the body, fever, etc. Overall, infection has not had more impact on maternal health than the general population.
Pregnant and childbirth who suffer from underlying diseases such as hypertension , diabetes should strengthen self-protection. Women with pregnancy plan should be vaccinated with new coronavirus vaccine before pregnancy to enhance their immunity . Try to adjust your physical condition before getting pregnant.
Pregnant and childbirth women should pay attention to protection and achieve the following key points: wear masks when going out, wear masks in public places, wear N95 masks when visiting hospitals, and avoid going to places where people gather; ventilate frequently at home or in the office to keep the air circulating; wash hands frequently when you go out.
2. Question: What should be done if pregnant women cannot seek medical treatment on time in case of closed isolation?
Qiao Jie: If pregnant women are unable to seek medical treatment on time in quarantine, don’t be anxious or anxious, and contact your midwifery institution in a timely manner. If the visit is a routine physical examination, the time can be changed; if it is an emergency treatment, you can communicate with the community in a timely manner and see the treatment through special channels.
3. Question: It is the season when respiratory diseases are high, and children have fever or cough. Do you need to go to the hospital?
Wang Quan: Autumn and winter are the peak season for children's respiratory diseases, and fever and cough are common symptoms of respiratory diseases in children. There are many pathogens that cause symptoms of fever and cough, mainly viruses such as influenza viruses, including certain bacteria and Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
If the child is in a stable state after he becomes ill, parents can do symptomatic treatment and observe the condition. If you have fever for more than three days, continue to have high fever, frequent coughing or vomiting, or even experience mass, frequent diarrhea, pus and bloody stools, decreased urine output, rapid breathing, dyspnea , dyspnea , dyspnea , etc., parents should take their children to seek medical treatment in time.
During the hospital, parents should take good health protection for themselves and their children, wear masks, and maintain good hand hygiene. After returning home, take off your coat, shoes and hats and wash your hands carefully.
4. Question: Should families with children prepare more medicines now?
Wang Quan: Just prepare some antipyretics suitable for children at home, and it is not recommended to store too much medicine at home. When taking medicine to your child, you should follow the doctor's instructions and read the drug instructions carefully. To ensure safety, parents should not give medicine based solely on experience.
When children are at home, they should maintain a regular schedule, have sufficient sleep, have a reasonable diet, have a balanced nutrition, strengthen exercise, and eat more fruits and vegetables. Northern The weather is dry in winter, so parents should drink more water for their children, strengthen parent-child communication, and keep a happy mood.
