The difficult traveller – paediatric, pregnant and immunocompromised travellers

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The difficult traveller – paediatric, pregnant and immunocompromised travellers

19 June 2019

Vanessa Weenink

Wednesday 19 June 2019, 03:00 AM

Travel carries risks to the mother and foetus/infant

Adult travellers who are pregnant, breastfeeding or immunocompromised frequently challenge our skills, as do child travellers. But with good resources and a systematic approach, most can still be dealt with in primary care, while the very challenging should be referred to a practitioner with more expertise

Ideally, doctors would see the more challenging traveler sooner rather than later – when travel is being planned. Key points The traveller wh

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