Eating fish during pregnancy first trimester

During pregnancy, there's no reason to cut out fish. Fish is good for you and is an important part of a healthy diet before and during pregnancy.

Fish is packed with protein, and fatty fish like salmon, trout and sardines also contain vitamin D, minerals and omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids have been linked to a lower risk of heart disease.

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They're also important to the development of your baby’s nervous system.

Health Canada recommends eating at least 150 grams (5 ounces) of cooked fish per week while you're pregnant. You should choose the types of fish that generally have low levels of contaminants, including salmon, trout, herring, haddock, canned light tuna, pollock (Boston bluefish), sole, flounder, anchovy, char, hake, mullet, smelt, Atlantic mackerel and lake whitefish.

Mercury

In most types of fish the levels of mercury are low and don't pose a problem. But nearly all fish and shellfish contain traces of mercury which, once you concei

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