Hives in Pregnancy Hives is a com skin problem that often irritates you with a lot of itching and burning like sensation. In such cases, the most affected areas remain breasts, abdomen, back of legs, etc. Women and children are more prone to hives as compared to adult men. They often occur in clusters and can even change their shapes and location on the body. They are usually found on legs, arms and back. Basically hives are allergic reaction that appears as raised red or pale colored welts areas on the skin.

As the size of womb increases, the abdomen skin becomes thin and dry which can increase the chances of hives among the pregnant women. PUPPP (pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy) is a skin condition similar to hives which can be found among the.

Hives in pregnancy is not very com among women but in some rare cases it can be found. Moreover, the increase in the hormone production during pregnancy also stimulates the dryness of the skin that causes itching. Hives continuously changes their location each time they reappear.

Hives in pregnancy is neither harmful to the mother nor to the baby in the womb but the itching can be very irritating to the woman.