flying while pregnant

beverleymot | 22:21 Thu 20th Sep 2007 | Career Advice

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i am an air hostess and in my training i was told i could not fly once pregnancy was confirmed. now that i am preg, my company are telling me i can still fly with a doc certificate. is this right?

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cheers. i thought that was for occasional travellers- not for people flying everyday

zig_zag

how would you get down the aisle at 9 months lol

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beverleymot

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thats really good that they refunded for you legend- bet my airline wouldn't do that!! thanks everyone!!

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i went to my doc n he wouldn't give me a medical certificate until i was 12 weeks preg- and he advised me to speak to occupational health ( prob so they can be blamed if i miscarry!)

Clanad

Here in the U.S., the FAA doesn't have any regulations addressing this sort of thing. It's pretty much up to company policy and I know that policies differ greatly from carrier to carrier.
As a Captain for many years on two seperate airlines here, I had a couple of encounters with the issue. In one case, a FA (Flight Attendant as they are termed here) reported for work and she muct have been 7 or 8 months pregnant; either that or she was just really big. I had issues and called our chief pilot with my concerns. Those concerns centered on not only her health, but in an emergency, could she accomplish all that was needed for the safety of my passengers. The chief pilot and VP of in flight came to the gate and after interviewing the young lady, she was taken off of active inflight. She remained on payroll assisting with time cards, etc. I thought she would probably be upset with me, but later she said she was happy that I had intervened. So... it's up to the employee and her company since the governing agency has no input, other than for saftey...

alijangra

Why would occupational health be blamed if you miscarry? Is there a reason why flying puts you at risk in early pregnancy, or are there elements of your job that are more risky than other jobs (in terms of pregnancy)?

beverleymot

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apparently noise, radiation and travelling are not recommended ( i live an hr from the airport) which is why i was wondering.

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