The difficult traveller – paediatric, pregnant and immunocompromised travellers

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The difficult traveller – paediatric, pregnant and immunocompromised travellers

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Vanessa Weenink

Mother and baby
Travel carries risks to the mother and foetus/infant

As part of our Summer Hiatus we have selected some Practice pieces from throughout the year that you might like to revisit over the summer. This article links through to ELearning

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