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The safety rules of using a hot tub when pregnant
By Spa guru | November 15, 2009
Owning a hot tub can reward fantastic social benefits! Inviting friends over for an evening in the hot tub is an offer that sometimes cant be refused! However, you will also derive substantial and more immediate physical and psychological benefits from ownership and use of a Hot Tub or Spa.
But is a hot tub or a Jacuzzi a safer proposition to use than a hot tub when you are pregnant?
Is a hot tub or a Jacuzzi a safer proposition to use than a hot tub when you are pregnant?
It seems that the reason behind the recommendation against using hot tubs is to do with body temperature.
A high body temperature in early pregnancy can increase the risk of neural tube defects (abnormalities in the development of the brain or spine of the baby). This also applies to fevers when pregnant.
A fever during pregnancy, especially in the early stages can cause problems but research so far does not show if it can actually cause a miscarriage, unless the fever is extremely high and prolonged.
There is some evidence however that using hot tubs in early pregnancy could increase the risk of miscarrying in addition to neural tube defects. However the evidence of the link is not fully conclusive and the more likely risk is that the baby will have health problems.
Due to this known link with neural tube defects it is recommended by doctors that women should avoid raising their body temperature above 101 degrees Fahrenheit. Soaking into the hot tub for 10-20 minutes can raise your temperature 10 over 100 degrees.
A lot of people like to use different temperatures of the hot tub, but to be safe; you should keep at a healthy heat and not overdo it. If you raise the temperature to a very high level, your skin can end up being damaged and potentially burnt. The general temperature that should be reserved is around 90-100 degrees.
Therefore the consensus of opinion is better to be safe than sorry and avoid using a hot tub during pregnancy.
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