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Re: scuba diving??

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 28 Apr 2000 15:42:18 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 28 Apr 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>At Thu, 27 Apr 2000, Robyn wrote:
>>
>>Anyone know if it is safe to scuba dive while pregnant?
>>I am fit and 36 y, 1st attempt and 1st pregnancy. Not that I know if I
>>will even FEEL like scuba diving. I was just wondering, we have a
>>vacation scheduled for mid May and I will be in the 1st trimester. thx!
>>
>>--
>>Robyn
>>
>Living in Tennessee, this question has not come up for me before, so all
>that I can tell you is something I heard at a conference several years
>ago, to whit, scuba diving is unsafe at any gestational age. That makes
>intuitive sense, but I will confess that I do not have any supporting
>data at my fingertips. Perhaps someone else has more information.
>
>--
>William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
>Clarksville, TN

Living in California and having a husband that dives, I DO know hte answer -- and the answer is NO! At any point in gestation, scuba diving is not save. The risks include those of high pressures at even fairly low depths, and of the "bends". Stick to snorkeling!

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG S. Lake Tahoe, CA

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