PREGNANCY NUTRITION
Pregnancy nutrition, facts over fear.
What is actually safe, what to limit, and what your body needs trimester by trimester — sourced from ACOG, AAP, and FDA.
✓ Evidence stack: ACOG · AAP · FDA · CDC Listeria Guidance · LactMed · Reviewed by Maureen Kelly, RN
Most pregnancy food rules are inheritance, not evidence. The actual list of foods to limit or avoid is shorter than online wisdom suggests, and the rules around what is safe are easier to follow when you understand the why. This guide separates what the research supports from what is folklore, and walks through the trimester-by-trimester nutrition picture in plain language a tired person can act on.
Sections in this guide
8 articles
What’s Safe to Eat
The Can You Eat series, safe foods, and the prenatal vitamin baseline.
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What to Limit or Avoid
Caffeine, mercury fish, deli meat, alcohol, raw foods, and medications worth a second look.
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Trimester-Specific Needs
Calorie and nutrient changes by trimester, gestational diabetes, weight gain, special cases.
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Maureen Kelly, RN — 20+ years across L&D, postpartum, NICU, and women’s health.
Every article in this guide is reviewed against current ACOG, AAP, WHO, and CDC clinical guidelines. Meet Maureen →