Cold Cuts and Pregnancy

A cold cut is also known by the alternative name generally known as lunch meat. Eating cold cut at the time of pregnancy is usually not recommended as pre-packaged cold cuts food contains a high level of sodium nitrate that can cause problems during pregnancy.
A cold cut contains a bacteria largely known as listeria that can be found in processed foods as well as in vegetables. There are number of problems that these harmful bacteria can cause at the time of pregnancy, which includes premature delivery, miscarriage, infection to new born baby and death of the baby. An infected pregnant women infected with listeria may experience confusion, headache, stiff neck and loss of balance.
A pregnant women must stay away from the certain food items such as seafood pates, processed meats that includes hot dogs. The most common symptoms of listeria includes fever, nausea, headache, muscle ache, stiff neck and vomiting. Hence, in order to avoid getting this harmful bacteria, a pregnant women must stay away from cold cuts and processed foods. Listeira can survive in extreme cold temperatures and that means there is still a little bit of chance that it could make a pregnant women sick.
A research undertaken by Food and Drug Administration prohibits a pregnant women from taking cold cut consisting of salami, turkey and bologna unless they are reheated until steaming hot. There are various other experts, saying that a cold cut must be avoided by a pregnant women altogether as they are full of preservatives, salt and fat. A pregnant women in order to take a cold cut must take the following points into consideration:
· A pregnant women must wash fruits and vegetables properly under the clean running water.
· A pregnant women must only consume only those milk products that are mainly made from pasteurized milk.
· A pregnant women must cook and heat the raw meat thoroughly.
· A pregnant women must avoid consuming soft cheeses.
· A pregnant women must keep the other food items such as vegetables and cooked foods separate from the raw meat or cold cut.
· A pregnant women must wash hands and knives thoroughly after cutting and handling uncooked foods.
A pregnant women diagnosed with listeria must consult her doctor immediately. The doctor may give her antibiotics in order to prevent infection of the fetus. If it remains untreated then it may also result in fetus death. Therefore, it is necessary for a pregnant women to take adequate medications and precautions in order to prevent herself from any kind of problem in the long run.