Patient's question:
My cousin has been pregnant for three months and is very craving. She always wants to eat this and that, but once her mother-in-law said not to eat hawthorn and things like that. Will eating hawthorn in the early stages of pregnancy cause miscarriage?Doctor's answer:
It is indeed not recommended to eat hawthorn during pregnancy, as it may lead to the risk of miscarriage. In addition to hawthorn, it is also important to avoid eating crabs, soft-shell turtles, coix seeds, longans, and lychees, as these foods may also have certain effects. Since you are already three months pregnant, if you haven't had a thorough medical check-up at the hospital yet, you should create a maternal and child health care manual and follow the doctor's advice to do regular prenatal examinations.