the american college of obstetrics and gynecology guidelines say that air travel is safe for most pregnant women up to 36 weeks gestation as long as there are no obstetric or maternal complications already diagnosed. examples of special situations would be women with hypertension poorly controlled diabetes or sickle cell disease or women diagnosed with increased risk of premature labor. support stockings during flight and intermittent walking to move the legs around are recommended to minimize the chance of blood clots in the legs during prolonged flights.
can i travel by air during pregnancy?