Positive For COVID-19 While Pregnant? Here's How To Handle It

JAKARTA - The Coronavirus is now getting worse. Anyone can catch this virus easily if they don't comply with health protocols. Even pregnant women are very susceptible to this virus. When pregnant women are positive for the Coronavirus, there is a possibility that the baby they are carrying is also infected with the virus.

Even so, don't panic. Several ways of handling can be done so that the mother recovers quickly and the baby in the womb remains safe. Reporting from the Herstory page, Monday, July 26, here are four steps you can take if you get Covid while pregnant.

Consumption of nutritious food and vitamins

Patients with COVID-19 are strongly advised to consume nutritious food and vitamins according to their needs. Expand the types of foods that contain protein, minerals, and zinc. For vitamins, pregnant women can first consult with their obstetrician regarding the safest type of vitamins to take when sick.

Monitor fetal movement

When you have a virus, be sure to pay attention not only to your own body but also to your baby in the womb. The trick is to frequently monitor its movement in the stomach. Usually, babies tend to move more at certain times. The fetus may be more active when the mother sleeps and when she wakes up. Usually, babies in the womb sleep for 20-40 minutes to 90 minutes at a time. When a baby is in the womb sleeping, it doesn't move.

Safe sleeping position

When entering 24 weeks of pregnancy, of course, the sleeping position is recommended to tilt to the left. However, when mothers are tested positive for COVID-19, they are advised to sleep in the most comfortable position and avoid wearing tight clothing so as not to cause shortness of breath.

Take medication under the doctor's supervision

Although many drug recommendations are circulating for COVID-19 healing therapy, pregnant women should not be consumed by this seduction. If you want to relieve the symptoms you feel, it is better if the mother consults a gynecologist to get the right medicine.