Pregnant women are often aware that they have to include fish and oily fish in their diet. However, the recommended quantities are not always clear, and nor is other information about whether...

Smoked salmon is one of the trickiest foods to classify for safety in pregnancy. The web is full of conflicting information and, unusually, it varies from country to country. I decided to put...

I write an awful lot about things with 'cheese' in the name on this site, and it's not surprising considering the minefield that is knowing which cheese-related products are safe to eat, and which...

The guidelines on which cheeses pregnant women can eat are often blurry. Cream cheeses like Philadelphia and cheese spreads are soft in texture, so does that mean that they are one of the 'no-go'...

Halloumi (also called Haloumi or Helim) is one of those cheeses that causes confusion among pregnant women because it defies easy categorization. I love Halloumi and have researched in-depth...

Lobster is one of those foods that pregnant women ask me about a lot. It's confusing because it's not clear-cut depending on the way the lobster is served, from bisque to rolls or cooked in...