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Got this off of babycenter.com re: deli meats...
Some info for you:
Is it safe to eat deli meats when I'm pregnant?
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Larry Pickering, infectious disease specialist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
It's not safe to eat deli meats (or hot dogs) when you're pregnant unless they're heated until steaming hot. Pregnant women are about 20 times more likely than other healthy adults to get listeriosis, and newborns — not moms — suffer the most serious effects of infection during pregnancy. Listeria can cross the placental barrier, or more commonly, be transmitted in the birth canal, which can be devastating for the baby.
Every year or so, an outbreak occurs in which miscarriage, preterm delivery, or death occurs because pregnant women ate deli meat or hot dogs contaminated with listeria. The contamination may result from improper handling or it may already be present in the meat. But whatever the source, unlike other bacteria, listeria grows well at refrigerator temperatures. So while we think we're being safe by putting cold cuts in the refrigerator, this germ outsmarts us.
You should also avoid getting fluid from hot dog packages on other foods, utensils, or food preparation areas, and be sure to wash your hands after handling hot dogs or deli meats. Listeria is also a problem in unpasteurized milk, in refrigerated pâtés, and in soft cheeses. If cheeses are not made from pasteurized milk, I would stay away from them.
Thomas Bader, assistant professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
I always give my patients a brochure from the Food and Drug Administration that warns them not to eat hot dogs, lunchmeats, or deli meats unless they're thoroughly cooked or reheated. It also says not to eat soft cheeses or refrigerated paté or meat spreads. (Hard cheeses, canned meat spreads, and tinned patés are all right.) You need to avoid these foods because they may contain bacteria called listeria that can make you sick. When you're not pregnant, this illness isn't such a big deal. But listeriosis is one of the few infections — including toxoplasmosis, rubella, and cytomegalovirus — that can cross the placenta and actually infect the baby. It can cause birth defects, premature labor, or even miscarriage. The vast majority of deli foods are not contaminated. But they are foods that are not always handled properly. When you walk into your local grocery, do you really know that the Brie has always been kept at 40 degrees, as it should be? Since you don't, I advise against eating it.
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Re: Got this off of babycenter.com re: deli meats...
UUghh. Figures. I am so craving a ham & cheese sandwich right now.
Thank you for posting this.
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bicosi
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Re: Got this off of babycenter.com re: deli meats...
I ate TONS of cold cuts with both pregnancies. My OB never had a problem with it. He said that so long as I purchased the cold cuts from a reputable place (DUH!), that I'd have no problem. 
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Re: Got this off of babycenter.com re: deli meats...
I dunno, this is one of those things that differs doctor to doctor. Mine said as long as it's from a reputable place and not 5x a week, it's fine. I actually just had a pastrami and cheddar on a roll from our deli yesterday - it was really good 
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jambalady
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Re: Got this off of babycenter.com re: deli meats...
Does this apply to meats such as proscuitto, salami, soppressata, etc.?
We always have a big antipasti dish for Christmas and it's one of my favorite things.
And a no go on the fresh mozzarella, correct?
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| Posted 12/17/07 9:36 AM |
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KristinasMama
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Re: Got this off of babycenter.com re: deli meats...
I would def say go with whatever your doctor feels is right for you. I was just posting this as a reference point!
My own doctor didn't want me having any cold cuts from deli counters, but was ok with me having pre packaged meats every once in a blue if the craving was too strong to pass....
I think I've done it twice my entire pregnancy....
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| Posted 12/17/07 9:52 AM |
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MelToddJulia
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Re: Got this off of babycenter.com re: deli meats...
Posted by bicosi
I ate TONS of cold cuts with both pregnancies. My OB never had a problem with it. He said that so long as I purchased the cold cuts from a reputable place (DUH!), that I'd have no problem.
Same here! I was just told to watch my coldcuts intake because it can be high in salt, I don't eat them a lot but once in a while wont hurt, and I do get them from a good deli.
I couldn't imagine eating hot coldcuts....
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KellyDance
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Re: Got this off of babycenter.com re: deli meats...
Posted by bicosi
I ate TONS of cold cuts with both pregnancies. My OB never had a problem with it. He said that so long as I purchased the cold cuts from a reputable place (DUH!), that I'd have no problem.
Same here! My Dr said we wouldn't be able to eat ANYTHING if we worried about this all the time. Even spinach had a massive outbreak!
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Re: Got this off of babycenter.com re: deli meats...
The FDA also says NOT to eat cold cuts unless they're heated!
FDA's Safe Eats for Pregnancy
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| Posted 12/17/07 1:12 PM |
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Re: Got this off of babycenter.com re: deli meats...
I was told not to eat them and didn't.
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snowboardgirl
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Re: Got this off of babycenter.com re: deli meats...
They make me illl anyway. Not a clean source of protein. I always got a stomach ache. I just avoid them now.
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