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During the period of morning sickness, maintaining a scientific and nutritious diet is essential. Ensuring comprehensive development for both mother and fetus and a healthy pregnancy. While dietary diversity is crucial, avoiding certain foods that may negatively impact the fetus is necessary. Our article below will provide 10 types of food pregnant women should avoid during pregnancy.
1. Water spinach
Water spinach is a fairly common vegetable in the Vietnamese diet, it is very nutritious, rich in fiber, vitamin B1, B6, magnesium, vitamin C... which are very good for postpartum women. However, pregnant women, especially in the first three months, need to be extremely cautious because water spinach contains papaverine compounds that cause uterine contractions, adversely affecting the fetus. Especially for women with a history of miscarriage, absolutely avoid using water spinach. Pregnant women with good physique and health can eat water spinach once a week without any problems.
2. Fresh bamboo shoots and pickled bamboo shoots
Bamboo shoots are a familiar dish with many delicious and enticing recipes such as duck bamboo shoot soup, stir-fried bamboo shoots, bamboo shoot salad... and especially the bamboo shoot dish is extremely appealing to pregnant women because of its delicious and fragrant taste. Many mothers have wondered if they can eat bamboo shoots?
Bamboo shoots contain a large amount of fiber, good for digestion. However, nowadays, pregnant mothers excessively consume too many bamboo shoots in their meals, resulting in negative consequences during pregnancy, and they also use too many pickled bamboo shoots soaked in harmful chemicals, which is extremely harmful to pregnant women.
3. Mugwort
Wormwood is a bitter, spicy vegetable with warm properties, known for its benefits in tonifying the liver, regulating menstruation, reducing pain, and stopping bleeding... It is considered a tonic or stewed with chicken, birds, or pork heart to enrich nutrition. However, it contains a large amount of methanol, which can easily cause miscarriage if taken in excess of the permitted dosage of 80 - 150mg/day.
Pregnant women should not eat wormwood (Photo: Internet)
In addition to the first three months, pregnant women can eat a little wormwood to reduce cravings and diversify their diet.
4. Sweet treats
Pregnant women often crave sweets and consume a lot to reduce stress and create a sense of comfort and relaxation. However, consuming too many sweets from various types of cakes, candies, fruits high in sugar, sugarcane juice, bubble tea... increases the risk of gestational diabetes for mothers-to-be.
Gestational diabetes has serious consequences such as excessive fetal weight, pre-eclampsia, and miscarriage. Therefore, it is necessary to limit sweet intake, eat moderately, and maintain control for a healthy pregnancy.
5. Fast food, oily foods
Today, along the streets and sidewalks, fast food stalls are proliferating. Pregnant mothers have a habit of consuming fast food. Fast food itself is not entirely bad, but the processing procedures lack hygiene standards, containing various disease-causing bacteria and affecting the health of pregnant women, leading to excess weight gain and impacting the fetus.
Fast food is not good for health (Photo: Internet)
6. Overnight food
Food left overnight or cooked and stored in the refrigerator harbors various bacteria, pregnant women should avoid using it as it can affect the health of both the mother and the baby.
7. Undercooked food
Pregnant women need to eat well-cooked food and drink, stay away from raw foods such as raw eggs or rare beef because they contain various pathogens that have not been eliminated, which can adversely affect pregnant women.
8. Carbonated drinks, coffee
Carbonated drinks contain a lot of sugar, increasing the risk of overweight and gestational diabetes for pregnant women.
Carbonated drinks are not good for pregnant women (Photo: Internet)
Coffee stimulates the nervous system, causing pregnant women to lose sleep and increase blood pressure, affecting the health of both the mother and the baby.
9. Pineapple
Pineapple contains a lot of vitamin C, magnesium, B vitamins, iron, and fiber, which are very good for health. However, pregnant women should not eat more than 200g of pineapple per day from the fourth month onwards as it may cause uterine contractions and increase the risk of miscarriage.
10. Green papaya
Green papaya contains papain, which can cause uterine contractions and miscarriage, so pregnant women should absolutely avoid using green papaya in their diet.
However, eating ripe papaya is very good for pregnant women because it contains a lot of vitamin A, B, C, magnesium, iron...
In addition to the above-mentioned foods to avoid, during pregnancy, it is important to supplement adequate nutrition, eat plenty of green vegetables, consume various types of seeds, supplement with yogurt, milk, and eat more fruits to diversify the diet with sufficient protein, vegetables, and fiber for a healthy pregnancy. And it is necessary to supplement the following nutrients:
To ensure the safety of the supplements for themselves, pregnant women should consult a doctor for a nutritious and scientifically balanced diet for a healthy pregnancy.
Posted by: Tùng Nguyễn Thanh
Keywords: 10 types of foods pregnant women should avoid during pregnancy to prevent any adverse effects on both mother and baby
