8. Keep in Mind Food Hygiene Rules
It is extremely necessary to avoid getting food poisoned, because there are certain infections, transmitted with food or water, which can bring harm to the developing baby or cause miscarriage. General suggestions include:
  Avoid eating food buffets, pates, seafood, soft cheeses, undercooked meats;
  Hands are to be washed thoroughly after visiting the bathroom, as well as before cooking food and before eating;
  In case of traveling to one of the developing countries, only fruits, which a person has peeled herself or himself, may be consumed. Moreover, any leafy greens and salads are to be avoided, because there is a risk that they were washed in contaminated water;
  In case if there is no confidence in water supply, only bottled water may be consumed. It is even advisable to use bottle water while washing and teeth brushing procedures. Besides a person is to make sure that all eating staff is to be dried after washing thoroughly;
  Avoid ice;
  In case if local water is to be used, and if there is no bottle water, it is to be boiled for not less than five minutes before it is used;
  Any pregnant woman is to avoid treating unsafe water with iodine, because in case if it is consumed more than a couple of week the iodine can cause the future baby to develop a goiter. A goiter is called an enlarged thyroid gland.

9. Avoid Taking Medications
All pregnant women are to take any drugs with extreme cautious. It is possible that some drugs can pass to the developing baby via the placenta and become the reason of birth defects, or even cause miscarriage. There are some general drugs cautions:
  A woman should avoid taking any over – the – counter drugs, unless they were advised to be taken by her treating gynecologist or physician, who is aware of her pregnancy;
  It should be kept in mind, that all drugs, which are applied to treat travelers’ diarrhea, are extremely dangerous to be taken during the pregnancy period;
  All so – to – say “social” or “recreational” drugs are to be avoided as well.

10. Avoid Some Dangerous Holiday Activities
There are some certain sport activities, which are extremely dangerous during the entire pregnancy period, because they bear an increased risk to the unborn baby’s health and / or even life. To activities, which are to be avoided by any pregnant woman, belong:
High Altitude Activities, such as mountain climbing. It is dangerous to get involved into such kinds of sports during the entire pregnancy period, because starting from heights of 3,000 meters and more, the oxygen level in the air begins to get decreased, and this compromises the oxygen, available to the developing baby. In addition, according to the statistics, the majority of pregnant women are vulnerable to developing altitude sickness;
Saunas and Hot Tubs are dangerous, because raising a pregnant woman’s body temperature can bring harm to her baby;
Scuba Diving bears potential danger to the baby, because the changes, which occur in blood gases, may harm him or her. However, it should be noted, that snorkeling is just fine to get involved into.
Water Skiing is not safe for the health of a pregnant woman and her baby, because coming off the skis can force water into the woman’s vagina and cause some infection’s development.

11. Enjoy Yourself and Your Trip