Mums-To-Be Confused Over Advice

There is widespread confusion among mums-to-be about pregnancy health, largely compounded by conflicting information, a survey reveals.

A third of the 1,303 women polled by Tommy’s and Johnson’s Baby were confused by what you can eat and which drugs are safe to take in pregnancy.

Others did not know whether it was safe to have sex, drink alcohol, dye their hair or get on a plane when pregnant.

Nearly half said they had received conflicting pregnancy advice.

Sharon Simms, a midwife and spokeswoman for Tommy’s, said: “Research is revealing new findings all the time about the best ways for women to keep their babies healthy, so it is vital that mums-to-be get the most up-to-date information from both their midwife and other credible sources.

“Whilst it is reassuring for women to speak to family and friends about their pregnancy, times have moved on. What was considered right for our parents’ generation may no longer still be the case.”

Rosie Dodds of the National Childbirth Trust said: “Women are bombarded with information in early pregnancy and it can be difficult to make sense of how important it is to you personally.

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