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Cured raw ham (prosciutto crudo)

In pregnancy: Only if… While breastfeeding: Safe

Rare, but serious if it happens

What makes it safe

Only cooked, until piping hot

Why

Raw cured ham: toxoplasmosis and listeria risk. Avoid it raw even if you are immune to toxoplasmosis, because the listeria risk remains. Cooked in a hot dish until piping hot, it is fine.

It changes after the birth

You can eat this again while breastfeeding: the pregnancy-specific risks (listeria, toxoplasmosis, salmonella) no longer apply after birth. Keep normal food hygiene.

Instead

  • Cooked ham
  • Cured ham baked on pizza, piping hot
  • Roast turkey

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General information, not medical advice. It follows the public guidance for pregnancy and breastfeeding, and it cannot know your own history: for anything about your health or your baby's, the person to ask is your midwife or doctor.

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