Can I use iodine to disinfect during pregnancy?

Iodine tincture contains a large amount of ethanol, and these ethanol can play a very good disinfecting role on human wounds, so iodine tincture is a disinfectant that is often used in medicine. However, for pregnant women, they should know that they cannot use drugs indiscriminately during pregnancy, otherwise the hormones in these drugs will have adverse effects on the baby. Can iodine be used to disinfect wounds during pregnancy?

Can pregnant women use iodine to clean wounds?

Pregnant women can use iodine to clean wounds without causing harm to the pregnant woman or the fetus.

Precautions for using iodine:

1. Do not use iodine tincture on a large area to prevent iodine poisoning due to absorption of large amounts of iodine.

2. Generally, it is not used on ulcerated skin.

3. It is forbidden for people who are allergic to iodine.

4. Iodine tincture should not be applied at the same time as mercurochrome (commonly known as red medicine) to avoid the production of mercuric iodide and skin corrosion.

5. Iodine tincture, also known as iodine tincture, is an external disinfectant that many households have on hand. Iodine tincture contains iodine, potassium iodide and dilute ethanol solution. It has a strong effect in killing bacteria and molds, and can kill spores. Potassium iodide acts as a solubilizing agent in iodine tincture, but if it is left for too long, iodine will react with the water to produce iodonic acid and hypoiodous acid. The latter can further oxidize ethanol to produce acetaldehyde and acetic acid. At this time, due to the reduction of free iodine content, the bactericidal power decreases, and the irritating products increase, which will enhance irritation to the skin. Therefore, iodine tincture should not be stored for too long.

6. The normal appearance of iodine tincture should be a reddish-brown clear liquid with the distinctive smell of iodine and ethanol. If iodine tincture evaporates severely and is no longer reddish-brown, it cannot be used for medicinal purposes. Iodine should be stored in a brown glass bottle in a sealed, dark place. Do not use rubber, cork or metal stoppers because these substances can react chemically with iodine and weaken its bactericidal effect.

7. This product is for external use only and should not be taken orally. If poisoned by accident, immediately feed starch paste or rice soup by gavage and go to hospital for treatment.

8. If there is burning sensation, itching, redness or swelling at the medication site, stop taking the medication and wash off the local medication. Consult a physician if necessary.

9. If the product is ineffective after 3 consecutive days of use, consult a doctor.

10. It is forbidden to use this product when its properties change.

11. Children must use this product under adult supervision.