Fish is fine for foetus: Pregnant women given the green light to eat the seafood

Pregnant mothers need not worry about mercury in fish, says recent study. Photo: Filepic

Nutrient in fish beats mercury damage. Eating fish during pregnancy could be beneficial after all, say researchers.

Over three decades, more than 1,500 mothers and their children were observed, with results indicating that eating fish in as many as 12 meals per week does not lead to defects in the developing foetus, reports researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center who voyaged to the Seychelles to study the benefits of nutrients found in fish and the risk associated with mercury exposure.