Can I eat yogurt while pregnant?
Doola Scan's answer in the United StatesYogurt made from pasteurised milk isn't on the pregnancy avoid lists of the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or Ireland, so Doola Scan shows No known issues for it. What changes it is raw milk: all six countries advise against unpasteurised dairy in pregnancy, and the NHS names unpasteurised yoghurt. So the check is the label, which should say pasteurised milk. Greek yogurt, skyr, frozen yogurt and kefir show the same in Doola Scan.
Checked against Doola Scan's pregnancy rules · UpdatedYogurt from the shop: plain, natural, flavoured or fruit
No known issuesIn all six countriesGreek yogurt, skyr and other thick strained yogurts
No known issuesIn all six countriesFrozen yogurt
No known issuesIn all six countriesKefir and other cultured milk drinks
No known issuesIn all six countries
Yogurt while pregnant: what each country says.
Each country's own pregnancy guidance on yogurt, with a link to it. Doola Scan uses your country's first.
No known issuesNone of the six countries' pregnancy guidance names yogurt.
United States
No known issuesUnited Kingdom
No known issuesCanada
No known issuesAustralia
No known issuesYogurt made from raw (unpasteurised) milk, such as farm or homemade raw-milk yogurt- Better Health Channel (Victoria)Avoid unpasteurised milk and foods made from it.Source
- FSANZAvoid raw milk and raw-milk cheeses; choose pasteurised dairy.Source
- NSW Food AuthorityDo not drink or use unpasteurised (raw) dairy.Source
- NSW HealthDo not eat unpasteurised milk or milk products.Source
- Pregnancy, Birth and Baby (Australian Government Dept of Health)Only dairy made from pasteurised milk.Source
New Zealand
No known issuesYogurt made from raw (unpasteurised) milk, such as farm or homemade raw-milk yogurt- Health NZAvoid unpasteurised dairy products.Source
Ireland
No known issues
Before you eat yogurt.
Check the label says pasteurised milk
Read the ingredients on the pot for pasteurised milk. The FDA asks you to make sure all the dairy you eat in pregnancy is made with pasteurised milk, and to check the label. FDA
Skip yogurt made from raw milk
Farm-shop, market or homemade yogurt made from raw milk is a different product. The NHS lists unpasteurised yoghurt, from cows', sheep's or goats' milk, among foods to avoid in pregnancy, because unpasteurised dairy may contain listeria. NHS
Making yogurt at home: start from pasteurised milk
Health Canada asks for dairy products made from pasteurised milk, and to avoid those made from raw or unpasteurised milk. By that line, yogurt you make at home from pasteurised shop milk is made from pasteurised milk; yogurt made from raw milk is not. Health Canada
Keep it in the fridge
The FDA asks for milk products to be kept refrigerated at 40°F (4°C). Put an opened pot back in the fridge rather than leaving it out. FDA
About yogurt
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Download app nowDoola shows what official guidance says; it never diagnoses. No known issues means none of these countries' pregnancy guidance names it, not a promise that a food is safe.