The principles of treatment of eczema during pregnancy is similar to the
treatment of other diseases during pregnancy, which is to minimise the use
of medications which can have an effect on the growing baby.
As such, in my practice, I assess the severity of my patient’s eczema.
For very mild cases of eczema, simple measures like using non soap-based shower creams, regular moisturising will be helpful and it will definitely not
have any effect on the baby.
For more moderate to severe cases, other than the above regular moisturising, I will give a course of topical steroids to treat the flare of eczema. Topical steroids are applied on the skin, work locally on eczema and are generally safe during pregnancy.
