Pregnant women are advised to eat less or no hawthorn. Hawthorn is slightly warm in nature and can disperse blood stasis, eliminate food stagnation and drive away tapeworms. The special nutrients in hawthorn have a certain effect on the human body, but hawthorn has the effect of excitement and contraction of the uterus, pregnant women should eat less or not, for the following reasons: 1, cause indigestion: women’s gastrointestinal function decreases during pregnancy, hawthorn contains lipolytic enzymes, excessive consumption of hawthorn is likely to lead to excessive secretion of gastric acid, which in turn causes indigestion; 2, excitement of the uterus leads to miscarriage: hawthorn has a Mild excitement of the uterus, after eating a large amount of hawthorn, it will cause uterine contraction and lead to miscarriage. Pregnant women with a history of pre-eclampsia or miscarriage should not consume hawthorn; 3, affect the development of the embryo: in the early stages of pregnancy, the mother’s intake of too much acid is likely to accumulate in the placenta, thus affecting the normal development of the embryo. It is recommended that after pregnancy, pregnant women can eat more apples, grapes, prunes, bananas, kiwis, strawberries, pears, tomatoes and other fruits, which are better to eat during pregnancy and can supplement the daily requirement of vitamins and trace elements such as iron, calcium and magnesium.