Let’s start with the vulnerable people in the home. Did you know that pregnant women are more vulnerable to illnesses because of the immunological changes the body has to allow during pregnancy in order to grow a healthy baby? These changes cause your immune response to be suppressed, mainly so that your body does not attack the foetus, mistaking it for an “alien invader”. So says Dr Marlena du Toit, a Cape Town-based gynaecologist.
“A woman’s respiratory function also changes during pregnancy, especially during the last weeks of the pregnancy,” she adds. “Therefore, a pregnant woman can have severe complications after an upper airway infection occurs.”
This goes for Covid too, and that’s why it is recommended that you get your vaccinations when you’re pregnant, if you haven’t done so already. For the same reason the ‘flu vaccine is also recommended for pregnancy.
MAINTAIN GOOD HEALTH
The key to boosting your immunity and your family’s immunity is good maintenance of all your healthy habits. Having a good exercise routine and a healthy diet in place long before winter
