Can you eat salmon steaks when pregnant?

Find out if it's safe to eat salmon steaks during pregnancy, plus precautions to take to keep you and your baby healthy.

The official advice on eating salmon steaks in pregnancy

Good news, it's safe to eat salmon steaks in pregnancy. However you should limit the amount you eat.

The NHS says you should eat no more than two portions of oily fish a week. Oily fish include salmon, trout, mackerel and herring.

This is because oily fish can have pollutants such as dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls in them. If you eat too many of these pollutants, they can be harmful to your unborn baby.

Small amounts are fine though, and oily fish is very healthy for you while you're pregnant, as it contains Omega-3 which helps your baby's brain development. So there's certainly no need to cut it out completely.

Smoked salmon is also safe to eat in pregnancy.

Delicious salmon recipes

Love salmon? Why not try one of these great pregnancy-safe recipes?

• Herby salmon with salad and crushed new potatoes
• Smoked salmon omelette
• Salmon and sweet potato traybake
• Chilli salmon with watercress and lentils
• Salmon, asparagus and squash rice bowls

We like The Whole 9 Months, a week-by-week pregnancy nutrition guide, packed full of recipes and medical advice. See more details here at Amazon.

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