Pregnancy Safety Guides - Page 36

Lifestyle

Flying During Pregnancy: Timing and Airline Rules

2026-07-08

ACOG treats occasional flying as generally safe up to about 36 weeks in an uncomplicated pregnancy, and airlines set their own cut-offs. Here are the checks worth doing before you book.

Lifestyle

Exercise During Pregnancy: How Much Is Recommended

2026-07-08

ACOG recommends 150 minutes a week of moderate activity in an uncomplicated pregnancy. Here is what counts, what to adapt, and the symptoms that mean stop.

Medicine

Paracetamol in Pregnancy: NHS First-Choice Painkiller

2026-07-08

NHS calls paracetamol the first-choice painkiller in pregnancy, at the lowest effective dose for the shortest time. Here is the dosing, the combination-product trap, and when to ask.

Lifestyle

Smoking and Vaping During Pregnancy: NHS Guidance

2026-07-08

NHS advises stopping smoking completely in pregnancy, with free support and nicotine replacement available. Stopping at any stage helps. Here is what the guidance says about vaping too.

Lifestyle

Sex During Pregnancy: When It Is Fine and When to Ask

2026-07-08

ACOG says sex is safe in most uncomplicated pregnancies. Here are the specific situations where clinicians advise against it, and the symptoms that mean call rather than wait.

Food & Drink

Soft Cheese in Pregnancy: The Pasteurized Rule

2026-07-08

NHS says pasteurized soft cheese is fine in pregnancy. Soft mould-ripened and soft blue cheeses are the exceptions unless cooked steaming hot. Here is how to tell them apart.