Why are soft cheeses dangerous during pregnancy?

Answer 1

You can contract a disease called listereriosis.


Listeriosis, a serious infection caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, has recently been recognized as an important public health problem in the United States. The disease affects primarily pregnant women, newborns, and adults with weakened immune systems. Pregnant women - They are about 20 times more likely than other healthy adults to get listeriosis. About one-third of listeriosis cases happen during pregnancy.

Answer 2

It's only the non-pasteurized soft cheese that pose a risk. The risk is listeria. It's a food poisoning that can be detrimental to pregnant moms and fetuses. If your soft cheese says that it's pasteurized (cream cheese is okay for example) then you're good to go.

Answer 3

Listeria:

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Listeriosis_and_Pregnancy_What_is_Your_Risk/index.asp

What steps can I take to prevent listeriosis?
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provide the following advice for pregnant women and all at-risk consumers:

Do not eat hot dogs, luncheon meats, or deli meats unless they are reheated until steaming hot.
Do not eat soft cheeses such as feta, Brie, Camembert, blue-veined cheeses, and Mexican-style cheeses such as "queso blanco fresco." Hard cheeses, semi-soft cheeses such as mozzarella, pasteurized processed cheese slices and spreads, cream cheese, and cottage cheese can be safely consumed.
Do not eat refrigerated pâté or meat spreads. Canned or shelf-stable pâté and meat spreads can be eaten.
Do not eat refrigerated smoked seafood unless it is an ingredient in a cooked dish such as a casserole. Examples of refrigerated smoked seafood include salmon, trout, whitefish, cod, tuna, and mackerel which are most often labeled as "nova-style," "lox," "kippered," "smoked," or "jerky." This fish is found in the refrigerated section or sold at deli counters of grocery stores and delicatessens. Canned fish such as salmon and tuna or shelf-stable smoked seafood may be safely eaten.
Do not drink raw (unpasteurized) milk or eat foods that contain unpasteurized milk.


Why is listeriosis especially dangerous for me and my child?
Hormonal changes during pregnancy have an effect on the mother s immune system that lead to an increased susceptibility to listeriosis in the mother. According to the CDC, pregnant women are about 20 times more likely than other healthy adults to get listeriosis. In fact, about one-third of listeriosis cases happen during pregnancy. Listeriosis can be transmitted to the fetus through the placenta even if the mother is not showing signs of illness. This can lead to premature delivery, miscarriage, stillbirth, or serious health problems for her newborn.

Answer 4

unpasturised milk may contain listeria which is a very dangerous bacteria that can harm your baby. salmonella etc can also be present.

pasturised cheese spread and philidelpia soft cheese is safe to eat

Answer 5

I even have been advised to not devour any delicate cheeses. follow demanding cheeses like cheddar. i'm specific your large. basically save and eye on what you devour any further :) an be sure to ask your physician for an entire record of meals to devour/evade at your next pass to

Answer 6

any foods that are off limits(like cheese, some seafood, etc) are due to higher chance of food posining that can be dangerous/deadly to a developing baby

Answer 7

I eat cheese all the time and my baby is fine. Only the non-pastuerized items are bad.

Answer 8

You cannot have un-pasteurized cheeses because they can harbor listeria.

Answer 9

there could be bacteria called listeria or something like this that could harm the pregnancy.

Answer 10

B/c they contain raw milk which can harbor ecoli and you can get food poisoning