--- {"type":"list","title":"Foods To Avoid When Pregnant","listId":2563,"canonicalUrl":"https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant","visibleItemTotal":43,"creator":{"id":"WrightEm","name":"Emily Wright","url":"https://listium.com/@WrightEm"},"stats":{"views":1490,"likes":3},"category":"family & parenting / motherhood","publishedAt":"2016-04-11T11:04:37.698Z","updatedAt":"2016-12-12T06:32:56.684Z","fields":[{"id":0,"name":"Food","type":"PrimaryText"},{"id":1,"name":"Type","type":"Selection","multi":false},{"id":2,"name":"Harmful Content","type":"Selection","multi":false},{"id":3,"name":"Harmful Effect","type":"Selection","multi":false},{"id":4,"name":"More Info.","type":"Calculated","format":"search_link"},{"id":5,"name":"Image","type":"Image"}]} --- # Foods To Avoid When Pregnant By [Emily Wright (@WrightEm)](https://listium.com/@WrightEm) 1490 views · 3 likes Published 11 April 2016 · Updated 12 December 2016 Category: family & parenting / motherhood A list of foods pregnant women should steer clear of ## Items ### 1. [Gorgonzola](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/0/gorgonzola) Item ID: `0` - Type: Soft cheese - Harmful Content: Listeria - Harmful Effect: Can lead to miscarriage or foodbourne illness - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Gorgonzola+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/hzrnxfdbxdbyyorxbuka.jpg) ### 2. [Brie](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/1/brie) Item ID: `1` - Type: Soft cheese - Harmful Content: Listeria - Harmful Effect: Can lead to miscarriage or foodbourne illness - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Brie+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/jtttmfecucg8bls8wfpd.jpg) ### 3. [Feta](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/2/feta) Item ID: `2` - Type: Soft cheese - Harmful Content: Listeria - Harmful Effect: Can lead to miscarriage or foodbourne illness - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Feta+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/krpej1u38uoadexkf6ro.jpg) ### 4. [Camembert](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/3/camembert) Item ID: `3` - Type: Soft cheese - Harmful Content: Listeria - Harmful Effect: Can lead to miscarriage or foodbourne illness - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Camembert+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/mnzi5htdrfqpdwqbiwsw.jpg) ### 5. [Roquefort](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/4/roquefort) Item ID: `4` - Type: Soft cheese - Harmful Content: Listeria - Harmful Effect: Can lead to miscarriage or foodbourne illness - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Roquefort+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/tcinclrtrv63atrqjhsm.jpg) ### 6. [Queso Blanco](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/5/queso-blanco) Item ID: `5` - Type: Soft cheese - Harmful Content: Listeria - Harmful Effect: Can lead to miscarriage or foodbourne illness - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Queso+Blanco+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/wkqlpchomqs1ppzsfdtb.jpg) ### 7. [Queso Fresco](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/6/queso-fresco) Item ID: `6` - Type: Soft cheese - Harmful Content: Listeria - Harmful Effect: Can lead to miscarriage or foodbourne illness - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Queso+Fresco+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/tqlxpwpsewfasclvm8ba.jpg) ### 8. [Blue cheese](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/7/blue-cheese) Item ID: `7` - Type: Soft cheese - Harmful Content: Listeria - Harmful Effect: Can lead to miscarriage or foodbourne illness - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Blue+cheese+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/zfra9frkqn4vd2xnfc5a.jpg) ### 9. [Unpasteurized Juice or cider (including fresh squeezed)](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/8/unpasteurized-juice-or-cider-including-fresh-squeezed) Item ID: `8` - Type: Unpasteurized food - Harmful Content: E. coli - Harmful Effect: - - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Unpasteurized+Juice+or+cider+including+fresh+squeezed+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/nmbexpfadumpadbwrnaq.jpg) ### 10. [Unpasteurized milk](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/9/unpasteurized-milk) Item ID: `9` - Type: Unpasteurized food - Harmful Content: Listeria - Harmful Effect: Can lead to miscarriage - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Unpasteurized+milk+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/cjtlznmgfl6bwbrg0s0a.jpg) ### 11. [Raw cookie dough](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/10/raw-cookie-dough) Item ID: `10` - Type: Other - Harmful Content: Salmonella - Harmful Effect: Salmonella infection crosses the placenta and may produce severe disease and death in the fetus - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Raw+cookie+dough+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/lrlrhkmonshyyuoltywz.jpg) ### 12. [Raw cake batter](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/11/raw-cake-batter) Item ID: `11` - Type: Other - Harmful Content: Salmonella - Harmful Effect: Salmonella infection crosses the placenta and may produce severe disease and death in the fetus - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Raw+cake+batter+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/fdcazwuf6bmzhtwoo5jb.jpg) ### 13. [Shark](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/12/shark) Item ID: `12` - Type: Seafood high in mercury - Harmful Content: - - Harmful Effect: May harm babies developing nervous system. - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Shark+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/b9xjpsma9sq75mtkhdjg.jpg) ### 14. [Swordfish](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/13/swordfish) Item ID: `13` - Type: Seafood high in mercury - Harmful Content: - - Harmful Effect: May harm babies developing nervous system. - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Swordfish+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/qnufdmnu4kqvl4fuaj3m.jpg) ### 15. [King Mackerel](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/14/king-mackerel) Item ID: `14` - Type: Seafood high in mercury - Harmful Content: - - Harmful Effect: May harm babies developing nervous system. - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20King+Mackerel+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/hj7esybrcro8b2sgxmmr.jpg) ### 16. [Tilefish](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/15/tilefish) Item ID: `15` - Type: Seafood high in mercury - Harmful Content: - - Harmful Effect: May harm babies developing nervous system. - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Tilefish+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/rwbjxw6i8b8jcdtyjuun.jpg) ### 17. [Sushi](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/16/sushi) Item ID: `16` - Type: Raw undercooked seafoods - Harmful Content: Contains harmful bacteria or viruses - Harmful Effect: May cause seafood-borne illness - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Sushi+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/mzgotga5fwzcad5tawue.jpg) ### 18. [Sashimi](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/17/sashimi) Item ID: `17` - Type: Raw undercooked seafoods - Harmful Content: Contains harmful bacteria or viruses - Harmful Effect: May cause seafood-borne illness - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Sashimi+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/gahf3zyq0vbz2g9bxcdr.jpg) ### 19. [Raw Oyster](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/18/raw-oyster) Item ID: `18` - Type: Raw undercooked seafoods - Harmful Content: Contains harmful bacteria or viruses - Harmful Effect: May cause seafood-borne illness - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Raw+Oyster+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/v3qnxrgvft09sv83ys0o.jpg) ### 20. [Scallops](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/19/scallops) Item ID: `19` - Type: Raw undercooked seafoods - Harmful Content: Contains harmful bacteria or viruses - Harmful Effect: May cause seafood-borne illness - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Scallops+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/wyp9q8pjl9lgstdxmmhm.jpg) ### 21. [Mussels](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/20/mussels) Item ID: `20` - Type: Raw undercooked seafoods - Harmful Content: Contains harmful bacteria or viruses - Harmful Effect: May cause seafood-borne illness - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Mussels+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/pla1qrzkpbwssg8k5axg.jpg) ### 22. [Ham salad (made in store)](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/21/ham-salad-made-in-store) Item ID: `21` - Type: Salads made in store - Harmful Content: Listeria - Harmful Effect: Can cause miscarriage - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Ham+salad+made+in+store+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/xr7hb9emhmead75b5obp.jpg) ### 23. [Chicken salad (made in store)](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/22/chicken-salad-made-in-store) Item ID: `22` - Type: Salads made in store - Harmful Content: Listeria - Harmful Effect: Can cause miscarriage - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Chicken+salad+made+in+store+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/djjxho1gfbaupezqfx4m.jpg) ### 24. [Seafood salad (made in store)](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/23/seafood-salad-made-in-store) Item ID: `23` - Type: Salads made in store - Harmful Content: Listeria - Harmful Effect: Can cause miscarriage - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Seafood+salad+made+in+store+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/y2kwltelrjc06pgkzvqw.jpg) ### 25. [Smoked seafood](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/24/smoked-seafood) Item ID: `24` - Type: Other - Harmful Content: Listeria - Harmful Effect: Can cause miscarriage - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Smoked+seafood+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/pk8psnjivyojcsqcxnot.jpg) ### 26. [Bluefish](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/25/bluefish) Item ID: `25` - Type: Fish from contaminated lakes and rivers, exposed to industrial pollutants - Harmful Content: May be exposed to high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls. - Harmful Effect: - - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Bluefish+pregnant) - Image: - ### 27. [Striped bass](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/26/striped-bass) Item ID: `26` - Type: Fish from contaminated lakes and rivers, exposed to industrial pollutants - Harmful Content: May be exposed to high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls. - Harmful Effect: - - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Striped+bass+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/k10ll2xpvvnynjmjk5m9.jpg) ### 28. [Salmon Pike](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/27/salmon-pike) Item ID: `27` - Type: Fish from contaminated lakes and rivers, exposed to industrial pollutants - Harmful Content: May be exposed to high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls. - Harmful Effect: - - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Salmon+Pike+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/trseucig7lfb9aizrsab.jpg) ### 29. [Trout](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/28/trout) Item ID: `28` - Type: Fish from contaminated lakes and rivers, exposed to industrial pollutants - Harmful Content: May be exposed to high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls. - Harmful Effect: - - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Trout+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/p0nwycvqbtfucblbacmn.jpg) ### 30. [Walleye](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/29/walleye) Item ID: `29` - Type: Fish from contaminated lakes and rivers, exposed to industrial pollutants - Harmful Content: May be exposed to high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls. - Harmful Effect: - - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Walleye+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/h0fuupbo7dc9zyxe8ych.jpg) ### 31. [Raw eggs](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/30/raw-eggs) Item ID: `30` - Type: Foods containing raw eggs - Harmful Content: Salmonella - Harmful Effect: Salmonella infection crosses the placenta and may produce severe disease and death in the fetus - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Raw+eggs+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/rjyxte3lgiafvtlhtwrw.jpg) ### 32. [Caesar dressing (homemade)](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/31/caesar-dressing-homemade) Item ID: `31` - Type: Foods containing raw eggs - Harmful Content: Salmonella - Harmful Effect: Salmonella infection crosses the placenta and may produce severe disease and death in the fetus - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Caesar+dressing+homemade+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/l2ymwxxwgdsshyixzknh.jpg) ### 33. [Mayonnaise](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/32/mayonnaise) Item ID: `32` - Type: Foods containing raw eggs - Harmful Content: Salmonella - Harmful Effect: Salmonella infection crosses the placenta and may produce severe disease and death in the fetus - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Mayonnaise+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/gknzuyj0l2rflwmpef09.jpg) ### 34. [Ice cream (homemade)](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/33/ice-cream-homemade) Item ID: `33` - Type: Foods containing raw eggs - Harmful Content: Salmonella - Harmful Effect: Salmonella infection crosses the placenta and may produce severe disease and death in the fetus - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Ice+cream+homemade+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/wxdqekndchphwjhthloy.jpg) ### 35. [Custard (homemade)](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/34/custard-homemade) Item ID: `34` - Type: Foods containing raw eggs - Harmful Content: Salmonella - Harmful Effect: Salmonella infection crosses the placenta and may produce severe disease and death in the fetus - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Custard+homemade+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ibd30cnnjprl0p0fbhng.jpg) ### 36. [Hollandaise sauces](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/35/hollandaise-sauces) Item ID: `35` - Type: Foods containing raw eggs - Harmful Content: Salmonella - Harmful Effect: Salmonella infection crosses the placenta and may produce severe disease and death in the fetus - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Hollandaise+sauces+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/cj5iwhi1or38mnoc5apg.jpg) ### 37. [Refrigerated pate or meat spreads](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/36/refrigerated-pate-or-meat-spreads) Item ID: `36` - Type: - - Harmful Content: Listeria - Harmful Effect: Can cause miscarriage - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Refrigerated+pate+or+meat+spreads+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/dxo8a1aqkd4gyypnbdhv.jpg) ### 38. [Caffeine](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/37/caffeine) Item ID: `37` - Type: Other - Harmful Content: - - Harmful Effect: Large amounts of caffeine are associated with miscarriage, premature birth, low birth weight, and withdrawal symptoms in infants. - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Caffeine+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/qgv1uigpudg4mm0os4nv.jpg) ### 39. [Alcohol](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/38/alcohol) Item ID: `38` - Type: Other - Harmful Content: - - Harmful Effect: Prenatal exposure to alcohol can interfere with the healthy development of the baby. - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Alcohol+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/p57hurkfsgjthcbrqimu.jpg) ### 40. [Unwashed vegetables and fruits](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/39/unwashed-vegetables-and-fruits) Item ID: `39` - Type: - - Harmful Content: Potential exposure to toxoplasmosis. - Harmful Effect: - - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Unwashed+vegetables+and+fruits+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/fr8tqfyqjwjmwrpmebnp.jpg) ### 41. [Herbal tea](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/40/herbal-tea) Item ID: `40` - Type: Other - Harmful Content: - - Harmful Effect: There's little data on the effects of specific herbs on developing babies. - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Herbal+tea+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/xcx18dgvoxylmiwg0oj3.jpg) ### 42. [Raw meat](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/41/raw-meat) Item ID: `41` - Type: Other - Harmful Content: Coliform bacteria, toxoplasmosis, and salmonella - Harmful Effect: - - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Raw+meat+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/wr8egjgcfz1suqyuzptb.jpg) ### 43. [Deli meat](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2563/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant/42/deli-meat) Item ID: `42` - Type: Other - Harmful Content: Listeria - Harmful Effect: Can cause miscarriage - More Info.: [Search](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=!google%20Deli+meat+pregnant) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ba3koclws4veywekxxje.jpg)