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Q: Anaphylactic shock and pregnancy

asked by: DoctorQuestion on March 25th, 2008

If your in early stages of pregnancy and go into anaphylactic shock, will it harm the baby? Or just you? I have a severe allergy to tree nuts, and sometimes i'll eat something with traces by accident and I'll have a small reaction. But if your pregnant, still in the first trimester, is your baby in danger?

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on April 8th, 2008

Allergies and Asthma Answer A3896

Anaphylactic shock primarily jeopardizes the mother’s life. The embryo is affected indirectly if the mother goes into shock. Those small allergic reactions are usually not anaphylactic shock and do not pose a threat for the embryo.

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