Traveling while pregnant

OBGYN Anthony Chin, MD, shares advice on traveling while pregnant and at what period during a pregnancy it is not recommended to travel
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To be honest with you, there is actually no medical contraindication to traveling while pregnant. However, most airlines won't let you fly on a plane after 36 weeks. Again, this is not for a medical reason, but if you go into labor or break your water on the plane, they are obligated to land. At 36 weeks, you are more likely to having these things happen. If you charter your own plane, you can fly anytime you want. However, you doctor might not want for you to be so far away when you are so close to delivery.

OBGYN Anthony Chin, MD, shares advice on traveling while pregnant and at what period during a pregnancy it is not recommended to travel

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Anthony Chin, MD

Obstetrician & Gynecologist

Dr. Anthony Chin was born in Hollywood, CA and raised in Santa Monica, CA.  He was educated at UCLA and graduated with a BS in Molecular Biology.  Dr. Chin attended medical school at UCLA and finished his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.  Board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and published in peer reviewed journals, Dr. Chin is the  recipient of several research, patient satisfaction and teaching awards, and continues to be involved with the teaching of medical students and resident physicians.  He is happily married and has a three month old daughter named Alaia Rose. 

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To be honest with you, there is actually no medical contraindication to traveling while pregnant. However, most airlines won't let you fly on a plane after 36 weeks. Again, this is not for a medical reason, but if you go into labor or break your water on the plane, they are obligated to land. At 36 weeks, you are more likely to having these things happen. If you charter your own plane, you can fly anytime you want. However, you doctor might not want for you to be so far away when you are so close to delivery.