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A member asked:

In early preg. was throwing up extremely bad and couldn't breathe for a couple of min. could this hurt the preg/baby? since there was no oxygen?

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Very unlikely: If you didn't pass out, you still had oxygen, which means the baby still had oxygen. For the most part, the pregnant body is designed to protect baby first.

Dr Fowler and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 1/11/2016

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