Food is an important factor in order to establish a healthy pregnancy. With foods that have nutrients and adequate nutrition can make pregnant women always fit and healthy in pregnancy undergo.
In addition fetus dikandungnyapun will get good nutrition so hopefully when born into a healthy baby as well. Remember that the rapidly developing baby in the womb you depends on what you eat during this time. To get a good and healthy food, necessary principles of good food. On this subject, can be read in the article: Principles of Good Food During Pregnancy . In determining this food, usually also a lot of questions arise among pregnant women about what foods are allowed and which should be avoided at risk or even not allowed at all during pregnancy, and also why the food and is not acceptable. There are some foods that should be avoided during pregnancy because it can cause infections such as salmonella, toxoplasmosis, listeria, E.coli, which can harm the unborn baby.The following are the types of foods that should be avoided:
- Do not eat raw meat (sushi) or undercooked, because it contains Toxoplasmosis is a parasite that can cause serious infections in your baby and also Ecoli dangerous for pregnant women.
- Toxoplasmosis found in vegetables that are not washed properly, therefore clean the vegetables well, especially for salads or vegetables are in the raw meal. Also avoid cat litter or play around with the cat because it contains toxoplasmosis.
- Do not eat chicken and eggs cooked undercooked or raw, avoid foods or meat chicken liver that may be the source of salmonella which can cause severe diarrhea in pregnant women. Also to note the plate, the tools are exposed meat dishes to be washed raw chicken.
- Tuna steak, sea bass, shark, or large-sized fish are known to contain high levels of mercury which can cause nerve damage if eaten in large quantities.
- Soft cheeses such as brie and camembert, blueveined, cheese also cheese from goat's milk and sheep, and do not drink milk that is not pasteurized. All these products are at risk of carrying listeria. Listeria type of bacteria that can penetrate the placenta and cause fetal infection. Listeria can cause miscarriage, premature birth, and blood poisoning. But avoid these foods to your baby.
- Do not drink beverages containing alcohol because it can cause developmental abnormalities in the fetus and also emotional problems in infants.
- Drinks containing caffeine such as coffee, tea, should be avoided or restricted because coffee can affect the baby's low weight, miscarriage and can also reduce the absorption of iron.