Future Health Frontiers Q&A Women’s Health Pregnancy & Prenatal Care

How can pregnant women prevent influenza A in autumn?

Asked by:Mabel

Asked on:Mar 31, 2026 08:17 AM

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  • Sky Sky

    Mar 31, 2026

      1.Brown sugar ginger water, have a good sleep
      
      When an expectant mother catches a cold or feels like cold At that time, drink a bowl of hot brown sugar ginger water, and then have a good sleep. Raw garlic and raw onions are better than medicine. Regular consumption of raw garlic and raw onions is a good way to prevent colds. Allicin capsules are extracted from garlic. Garlic not only has the effect of preventing colds, but also inhibits intestinal pathogenic bacteria.
      
      2. And respiratory defense
      
      Eat more foods containing zinc. When zinc is lacking, the respiratory defense function decreases, and pregnant women need to consume more zinc-containing foods than usual. Foods such as seafood, lean meat, peanuts, sunflower seeds, and beans are rich in zinc.
      
      3. Vitamin C and respiratory ciliary movement
      
      Vitamin C is a scavenger of harmful peroxides in the body, and it also improves the ciliary movement and defense functions of the respiratory tract. It is recommended to eat more foods rich in vitamin C or vitamin C tablets, such as tomato , cauliflower, green pepper, citrus, strawberry, kiwi, watermelon, Grape wait. Vitamin C will be lost in large quantities during the heating process, so care should be taken to protect it when cooking.
      
      4. Rinse with salt water, cheap and effective
      
      After getting up every morning and washing up, rinse your mouth with salt water and drink half a cup of boiled water. This can not only prevent colds, but also protect your gums. healthy This is beneficial because the gums become congested during pregnancy and you are prone to gingivitis.

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