It starts with healthy eating. It's important to get rest and minimize stress during pregnancy. It's equally and probably even more important to eat nutritious foods. Some foods carry harmful bacteria and parasites. Take steps to protect yourself from food poisoning while giving yourself optimum nourishment.
Listeria can grow even in refrigerated foods.
Listeriosis causes mild to severe flu-like symptoms in pregnant women, who can pass the illness to their unborn child. Infection of the fetus can result in miscarriage, premature birth, blood poisoning and birth defects. Listeriosis can be treated with antibiotics. T. gondii , a parasite carried by cats, can also contaminate food. Most often, toxoplasmosis results from eating undercooked meat and poultry or unwashed fruits and vegetables, from cleaning a litter box, or from handling contaminated soil.