What fish should women avoid during pregnancy? Pregnant women and women considering pregnancy should not eat shark, swordfish, king mackerel or tilefish because they could contain enough mercury to harm an unborn infant’s nervous system, according to an FDA advisory.The advisory says that young children and nursing women also should avoid those species of fish, which tend to live longer and have higher mercury concentrations in their tissues.

In its advisory, the FDA says that fish are an important source of protein and part of a healthful diet. Joseph Levitt, director of CFSAN, says pregnant women safely can eat 12 ounces of other types of cooked fish each week. Levitt says that it’s important to eat a variety of other kinds of fish.

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This is amazing at 9 months! Warning: Don’t try this if you are pregnant. This woman’s water broke four days later. It’s surprising that it didn’t happen while she was doing this.

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Watch out for hidden ingredients in air fresheners that may be harmful to your unborn baby. Some air Fresheners contain a chemical called “phthalates” and can be dangerous to a developing fetus. It is rarely listed as an ingredient on the label. This chemical has been linked to hormonal abnomalities and birth defects, especially in male babies. There is more bad news regarding air fresheners. In a different study, there was concern over frequent use of spray air fresheners during pregnancy and early childhood that produced diarrhea and earaches in infants and headaches and depression in mothers.

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