
“Jewish Fast Days: Can Pregnant Women Try to Fast?” – with Dr. Stephanie Melka
Healthful Woman Podcast
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The Risk of Fasting in Pregnancy
The risk of fasting, as you said, is mainly related more to the dehydration than the lack of food. So avoid food, but keep drinking like this and also that the liquid doesn't have to be water. And i've also found that to be really the great equalizer in these conversations. When women want to fast, they're expecting to fast, and i don't think it's a good idea for them.
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