Food To Avoid During Pregnancy

Another food to avoid during pregnancy is fish with mercury as recommended by FDA. It has been seen that mercury leads to brain damage and delays the development of baby. Refrigerated food which is smoked needs to avoided as well. Avoid having raw eggs and unpasteurized milk. Drinking alcohol and smoking is also strongly prohibited as they can bring halt in the supply of blood and oxygen to fetus via placenta.

Avoid soft cheese, caffeine. Refrigerated pate or meat spreads should be avoided because they may contain the bacteria listeria. Do not consume raw shellfish, smoked seafood, deli meat, it can cause miscarriage.