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These 5 Foods Can Cause Complications In Pregnancy And Birth, Avoid Them!

These 5 foods may cause multiple complications during pregnancy starting from miscarriages to birth defects. Avoid them at all cost.

Written by Kinkini Gupta | Updated : July 20, 2024 2:42 PM IST

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5 Foods You Must Avoid If You Are Pregnant

During pregnancy women should maintain a disciplined lifestyle and eat a healthy diet. There is always a list of foods that she must eat, a second list of foods that she can eat in less quantities and the third list of foods that she must avoid completely. In this article we are going to talk about the third list. These are the foods that may harm a pregnancy and cause complications. Thus, expectant women must steer clear of them.

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Raw Sprouts

Never eat raw sprouts. they contain a bacteria called Listeriosis. This bacteria can lead to still births, miscarriages, premature birth, and life-threatening infections in newborns.

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Fish With High Mercury Level

High mercury fish is harmful for anybody who consumes them but particularly for pregnant women. This is because it can lead to damage in the brain and nervous system of the foetus and may cause birth defects.  Also Read - Tuberculosis in eyes: Early symptoms and when to seek help

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Organ Meat

Organ meat is very rich in vitamin A. Vitamin A is linked with causing birth defects in the foetus and this is why pregnant women must avoid them. They are also loaded with iron which in normal circumstances in very healthy. However, pregnant women with an iron overload disorder could suffer negative consequences because of it.