Capri Mosquitoes in summer trouble many pregnant women. Some pregnant women have poor sleep quality at night. Coupled with the harassment of mosquitoes, it makes them sleepless at night. Many people use mosquito coils to repel mosquitoes, but can pregnant women use mosquito coils? Are mosquito coils harmful to pregnant women? Let’s give a detailed introduction below.
Is mosquito coils harmful to pregnant women?
The trace amounts of anesthetics or poisons in mosquito coils are used to anesthetize or poison mosquitoes. Because the amount is small, people will not be harmed by it. However, there is a small amount of harm to ordinary people and pregnant women. Therefore, pregnant women are advised not to use mosquito coils during pregnancy. You can choose to use mosquito-killing lamps or mosquito nets. Mosquito-repellent incense is good for fetus It has an impact and can easily lead to deformity.
If mosquito-repellent incense is left in the room for too long and the air circulation is not smooth, it is easy for pregnant women to have symptoms of chest tightness and dizziness, resulting in reduced fetal movements and even fetal hypoxia in the abdomen. Therefore, it is recommended that when there are pregnant women at home, you should try not to use mosquito coils to repel mosquitoes. In fact, the best way is to use mosquito nets, which is more conducive to protecting the health of pregnant women and fetuses. healthy。
In addition, the same goes for electric mosquito coils. Electric mosquito coils release chemicals. Like mosquito coils, electric mosquito coils are harmful to pregnant women. They can affect fetal development and may even cause miscarriage. Therefore, mosquito coils are more harmful to pregnant women. Pregnant women are best not to use mosquito coils or electric mosquito coils.
Things to note when using mosquito coils
1 If you are using long-lasting mosquito repellents, because they contain high drug content, they should be diluted to a certain multiple with water before use, and then sprayed on the floor and walls of the room. As long as you pay attention to the opening and closing of doors and windows, their anti-mosquito effect can generally last for a summer, and there is no need to take other mosquito-repellent methods.
2. If you use anti-mosquito aerosol or spray, it is best to close the doors and windows when spraying, so that the effect will be better. But let the pregnant woman leave the room. After a few minutes, pay attention to opening the window for ventilation.
3. Foreign mosquito repellents are generally less toxic than ordinary mosquito repellents, are more effective, have no unpleasant smell, and are suitable for pregnant women.
4. Do not use mosquito repellent products with excessive drug concentration, because the toxicity will increase accordingly. In foreign countries, the "lowly effective" approach is strongly advocated, that is, it does not necessarily have to kill mosquitoes. As long as the mosquito activity is reduced after using the medicine and no longer bites people, people can sleep well.
5. When using mosquito coils, it is best to place them far away from the head of pregnant women.
6. The concentration of each mosquito-repellent incense tablet is suitable for use in a room of about 15 square meters. If the room is too large, the medicine will be weaker. In this case, simply adding more mosquito-repellent incense tablets will have little effect. It is best to light an electric mosquito-repellent incense device to ensure the mosquito repellent effect. An intermittent method can be adopted, that is, it is only lit for a period of time and then turned off.
