Tips & Links

Be careful with:

-Raw milk products and pre-packaged smoked fish. 
You should not use cheeses made from raw milk and milk directly from the cow during your pregnancy. There is a chance that listeria can be found here. The chance of a listeria infection is very small, but caution is advised. You can just eat Dutch cheese and also the foreign cheeses from pasteurized or sterilized milk, only the cheeses with "au lait cru" (raw milk) can be left better. 

- Raw meat and cat feces 
Raw meat can contain toxoplasmosis, this is a parasite that is also found in cat stools. So do not clean litter boxes, wear gloves when gardening, wash your vegetables before use and do not eat raw meat. 

-Organic meat, (mainly liver) 
Liver and other organ meats contain a lot of vitamin A. Intake of large amounts of vitamin A during pregnancy increases the risk of birth defects. One sandwich with liver sausage or pâté can't hurt. 

-Medicines 
Do not use medication without consulting your doctor or midwife. Also no medicines that you can get without a prescription. Always tell your doctor that you are pregnant if he / she prescribes a medication. You may use acetaminophen in moderation, but limit it as much as possible.

– Rook
Do not smoke in your pregnancy. Really try to stop for your child. Every time you light a cigarette, your child receives less blood flow through the placenta. Your child lags behind in growth and is more likely to die around birth than a child of a non-smoking mother. 

-Alcohol 
It is best not to use alcohol during your pregnancy. The alcohol goes through the placenta to your child. Your child's liver is still immature and therefore cannot process it itself. 

-Drugs 
Do not use drugs during pregnancy. Both hard and soft drugs are bad for your child. The risk of childbirth is increased and your child is born addicted and has to rehab after birth. 

-Contact with harmful substances 
Use caution with substances such as turpentine-based paint, pest control agents, chemicals.