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congrats, here is an excellent 3- part discussions of most all Zoonotic Avian-Human diseases known, by a DVM.

http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww23eiii.htm

the risk of birds that have been indoors for a long time and remain healthy is low, but there is still a risk.

have a separate bird room, don't keep any birds around common living areas (dining, kitchen, bedrm, believe me, most people that i have seen that have a couple of pet birds keep them in their KITCHEN!!!) and wear a dust mask anywhere around the birds, while you are pregnant. and yeah let hubby do the cleaning cages! strong indoor air filtration / ionizer are essential for multibird households, when i get to that point, i will be getting at least one! and must change filter often if not daily for greatest cleanliness.

after the child is born people are paranoid about allergies from pets but the truth is that children reared in sterile, pet-less environment from the start eventually develop hypersensitivies later in life. children raised in more rugged environs like found on a suburban ranch or a farm tend to not have so many allergy problems as kids reared in sterile environments, because the body gets accustomed to various harmless foreign proteins entering the body over time instead of freaking out in a histamine frenzy over every little bit or harmless dander that gets in the lungs or on the skin. but chronic exposure to an excess of dander does cause chronic alveolitis ('breeder's lung') because of the constant physical clogging up of the lungs, like inhaling sawdust constantly, so moderation is the key.

have a good one!