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Can we eat prawns in early pregnancy
Can we eat prawns during early pregnancy? with increase in beta HCG value before expected period and today is my expected period date
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Dr. Pushpa Gour
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42 yrs exp
Bhopal
You can eat prawns.
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Dr. Ankita Gahlot
Obstetrician
12 yrs exp
Bangalore
Prawns are fine to eat in early pregnancy as long as they're fully cooked and fresh, since raw or undercooked shellfish carries a higher risk of food poisoning. Prawns are also low in mercury compared to larger fish, so they're a reasonable protein choice in moderate amounts through pregnancy.
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With a rising beta hCG and your period now overdue, this does look like an early pregnancy. Please do a urine pregnancy test to confirm, and book your first obstetrician visit so a dating scan can confirm how far along you are.
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Avoid raw or chilled seafood and skip high mercury fish such as shark, swordfish or king mackerel through pregnancy.
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