Unhealthy to see patients during pregnancy?

[directdoc]

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Just wondering...is it unhealthy for the unborn baby if you are around sick kids (as a pediatrician) all day? I know there is always the risk of you catching something.

 

[directdoc]

Anyone? Any help would be great.

 

[EMDream]

Minimal. Practice safe handwashing as you would anyways. You're probably more apt to catch minor contagious viral illnesses but honestly this is so depedant on the individual. I know a pediatrician who has NEVER been sick in his 6 years of practice so far.

 

[PT PEDS MD]

The risk is very low.
we always have somebody not expecting to see the rash that might be 5th disease.
And take a flu shot!
I had the flu when I had my second baby.