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Apple cider vinegar during pregnancy: evidence and safety
Apple cider vinegar (ACV) is made by fermenting crushed apples, first into alcohol and then into acetic acid.
Is Apple Cider Vinegar safe for pregnant women?
Apple cider vinegar is not an established treatment for pregnancy symptoms or infections. We have removed the earlier advice to use raw vinegar and medicinal doses. Speak with your doctor, midwife or pharmacist before using a remedy or supplement during pregnancy.
Sources: healthdirect: medicines and remedies during pregnancy.
What should you know about health claims?
Nausea and heartburn
For nausea, small, frequent meals may help. If vomiting means you cannot keep fluids down, seek medical care promptly. For persistent heartburn, ask your pharmacist, midwife or doctor about treatment suitable for pregnancy. Do not use vinegar as a substitute for assessment or prescribed treatment.
Sources: Pregnancy, Birth and Baby: morning sickness; Pregnancy, Birth and Baby: heartburn.
Urinary symptoms and possible thrush
If you have urinary burning, pain or other possible UTI symptoms during pregnancy, contact your doctor or midwife promptly. UTIs need medical assessment and usually antibiotics. For possible thrush, ask your doctor or pharmacist about treatment suitable for pregnancy. Do not substitute vinegar for treatment.
Sources: Pregnancy, Birth and Baby: UTIs in pregnancy; healthdirect: vaginal thrush.
Gestational diabetes
Animal findings do not establish that ACV prevents or treats gestational diabetes. Follow your maternity team’s testing and treatment advice.
Sources: healthdirect: gestational diabetes.
Acne
Ask your pharmacist or doctor about acne treatment suitable for pregnancy.
Food use and remedies
Using vinegar as a food ingredient is different from taking it as a remedy. This article does not recommend medicinal doses or claim that raw, organic or filtered vinegar is safer or more beneficial in pregnancy.
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