By Lindsey Morse, MS, CGC, MotherToBaby New York It’s officially summer! Time for pool parties, cook-outs, and beach-side picnics. Bring on the hamburgers and hotdogs, potato and pasta salads, fish fry, and barbecue chicken. You may be wondering if it is safe to eat that food that has been sitting in the sun? Also, didn’t I hear somewhere that pregnant women shouldn’t eat fish or undercooked meat during pregnancy? Is it safe to swim in lake water or at the beach? How can I protect my baby …
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Eating Fish during Pregnancy: What’s the Current Hook, Line, and Sinker?
By Ginger Nichols, Licensed Certified Genetic Counselor at MotherToBaby Connecticut I was pregnant in 2004 when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released guidelines on limiting fish consumption in pregnancy because of methylmercury. That pregnancy was definitely the most amazing time of my life; however, it was also stressful. It was the 5th time I had been pregnant, but due to miscarriages and the death of a son who was born very …
