Occasional drinking of small amounts of ice water in summer has no significant effect on the fetus, but frequent or large amounts of ice water may lead to miscarriage or preterm labor, and affect the development of the fetus.
Pregnant women due to changes in hormone levels after pregnancy, metabolism is strong, easy to appear hot phenomenon, summer occasionally drink a small amount of ice water can relieve the summer heat, alleviate the symptoms of hot and uncomfortable, pregnant women themselves and the fetus is not much effect.
But if pregnant women often drink a lot of ice water will jeopardize their own and fetal health. After pregnancy, the gastrointestinal function is relatively weak, a large number of drinking ice water will stimulate the gastrointestinal, abdominal pain or diarrhea symptoms, severe diarrhea will stimulate uterine contractions, increase the chances of miscarriage during pregnancy or preterm delivery, endangering the health of the fetus.
Moreover, often drink ice water on the stomach stimulation is very big, easy to lead to pregnant women have a loss of appetite or stomach bloating, stomach pain and other symptoms, stomach discomfort will affect the normal eating pregnant women, can not eat normally will affect the intake of nutrients, which may lead to fetal nutritional supply to keep up with the phenomenon of fetal growth retardation, endangering the normal development of the fetus.
Pregnant women can occasionally drink ice water in summer, but to control the amount, should not be too much, or recommended to try not to drink.