Health Bulletin
The safest time to fly during pregnancy is before 37 weeks or, if carrying twins, before 32 weeks, new advice says.
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists says flying is not harmful during a low-risk pregnancy, but there may be side-effects.
If more than 28 weeks pregnant, a woman should take her medical notes and a GP's letter.
Many airlines have their own rules on when pregnant women can fly.
Although everyone who flies is exposed to a slight increase in radiation, there is no evidence that flying causes miscarriage, early labour or a woman's waters to break.

Blueberries may help control blood pressure
Eating blueberries every day might improve borderline high blood pressure in middle-aged women, according to a small U.S. Study published on Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Women who ate freeze-dried blueberries for two months had lowered blood pressure and increased levels of a chemical that relaxes blood vessel walls.
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