Eating watermelon is one of the things you must do in the summer, watermelon as the holy grail to quench thirst, naturally in the summer received a lot of people love, but in the consumption of watermelon, some taboos must also always be careful. That in the summer pregnant women can eat watermelon? What are the contraindications to eating watermelon in summer? Can pregnant women eat watermelon? Watermelon is rich in water amounting to more than 94%, and is also rich in vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin D glucose, etc., which are all relatively high nutritional value components. As well as rich in water, fructose, potassium salts, malic acid, amino acids, carotene and other nutrients, has the effect of clearing heat and relieving summer heat, quenching thirst and relieving irritation, and facilitating urination; can treat summer heat, head swelling and chest congestion, thirst and dry throat, short urination and sore throat, mouth sores, coughing up blood and other diseases. It is generally believed that pregnant women can eat watermelon, but pregnant women eating watermelon should pay attention to the following 3 points: 1, pregnant women eat melon in moderation Due to physiological changes in female endocrine during pregnancy, the relative lack of insulin in the body, the stabilizing effect on blood sugar decreases, resulting in a high concentration of sugar in the blood, gestational diabetes can occur, therefore, pregnant women can not eat watermelon in excess. 2, pregnant women before or after meals do not eat melon is not suitable to eat before and after meals, because the large amount of water in the watermelon will dilute the digestive juices in the stomach, eat before and after meals will affect the digestion and absorption of food, and eat a lot of watermelon before meals will occupy the volume of the stomach, so that the meal intake of a variety of nutrients greatly reduced, especially for children, pregnant women and lactating mothers have a greater impact on health. 3, pregnant women do not eat “ice watermelon” to avoid causing gastrointestinal diseases, eat watermelon, but also choose fresh, ripe watermelon, especially do not eat frozen watermelon in the refrigerator. If the temperature is too low ice watermelon”, pregnant women eating may cause contractions, serious may cause premature birth, and even endanger the life of the fetus.