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[quote=Anonymous]Read Expecting Better by Emily Oster. It gets into all of this. The reason there are so many rules for pregnant women is because we have become very bad at assessing risk when it comes to pregnancy. They don't actually study any of this stuff (it would be hard to do so because what's your control group?), so they just keep adding to the list of things that pregnant women "shouldn't" do because that's easier. I avoided deli meat, sushi, and soft cheese while I was pregnant, though that was largely about being incredibly nauseous all the time and not wanting to trigger it. I [GASP] often had a few sips of wine or beer when I was pregnant because it helped with digestion. People would act like I had pulled out a crack pipe and started smoking it at dinner. People are insane about this stuff, and the less familiarity they have with actual pregnancy, the more insane they are. Ignore them.[/quote]
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