Posted By smallett Dear All, We currently have a member of our sales staff who has recently informed the company that she is 6 months pregnant. She currently wishes to work until as close to the birth as possible. At present the area she covers is geographically large and thus requires last amounts of time spent driving (approximately 3000 miles per month). My concerns are that with this amount of driving it will mean she will be spending large amounts of time in the same position and the increased potential complications if involved in an accident. Has anybody any similar issues or can give me any advice / information on the courses of action we should be taking. Thanks in advance for you assistance. Simon

Posted By Diane Thomason Simon, Is this her first pregnancy? If so she might be surprised how different she feels at 8 months as opposed to 6 months. I agree with you that long periods of immobilisation aren't the best idea when heavily pregnant. However the authoritative opinion must come from her midwife. I'd strongly advise her to tell her midwife about the hours she is spending driving, and ask the midwife's opinion about if/when she should cut down. The situation may well change as time goes on.