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I ate a sandwich it was a cold cut but heated i'm 38weeks and i ate lunch meat is my baby okay? why can't we eat lunch meat while pregnant?i'm worried

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Dr. Randy Baker answered

Specializes in Holistic Medicine

Probably;listeriosis: if the cold cuts were heated until they were "steaming hot" you have no reason to worry. Unheated lunch meats MAY contain listeria, a bacteria that causes listeriosis, an infection that pregnant women are more susceptible to. But know that most lunch meat does not have listeria, so you're probably OK if not well-heated but don't risk again: http://www.newkidscenter.com/Deli-Meat-While-Pregnant.htm

Answered 9/19/2015

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