Akhileshwar Singh¹ and Nikhil Gosavi²*

¹IVF Consultant and Gynaecologic Endoscopic Surgeon, Embryonic Fertility and IVF Centre, Pune, India
²Director and Chief Embryologist, Embryonic Fertility and IVF Centre, Pune, India

*Corresponding Author: Nikhil Gosavi, Director and Chief Embryologist, Embryonic Fertility and IVF Centre, Pune, India.

Received: November 10, 2023; Published: February 19, 2024

Abstract

This is an important topic where lots of pregnant women are confused about what to do and what not to when it comes to air travel. This write-up might be useful to all pregnant women who are considering air travel and for those who are planning to travel short-haul of less than 4 hours or long haul of more than 4 hours.

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Citation

Citation: Akhileshwar Singh and Nikhil Gosavi. “Pregnancy and Air Travel".Acta Scientific Women's Health 6.3 (2024): 20-21.

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