Can you eat tuna when pregnant?

Find out if it's safe to eat tuna during pregnancy, plus precautions to take to keep you and your baby healthy.

The official advice on eating tuna in pregnancy

Good news, it's safe to eat tuna in pregnancy. However you should limit the amount you eat.

The NHS says you should eat no more than two tuna steaks or four medium cans of tinned tuna a week. This is because tuna contains more mercury than other fish. Too much mercury can be harmful to your baby as it could affect the developing nervous system.

Delicious tuna recipes

Love tuna? Why not try one of these great pregnancy-safe recipes?

• Tuna steak with green lentils
• Tuna meatballs
• Tuna and sweetcorn pasta
• Tuna, spinach and pesto fishcakes

We like The Whole 9 Months, a week-by-week pregnancy nutrition guide, packed full of recipes and medical advice. See more details here at Amazon.

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