Taboos on soup-making for pregnant women Pregnant women are a very special group and need to pay attention to dietary safety during pregnancy. As one of the high-quality foods, soup-making also needs to follow some taboos. The following are taboos for pregnant women when making soup: 1. Selection of ingredients When making soup, pregnant women need to pay special attention to the selection of ingredients. Although some medicinal herbs with nourishing effects such as ginseng, donkey hide gelatin, deer antler, wolfberry, etc. can have a good nourishing effect on the body, they also have some risks. You should be careful when taking medicinal herbs, because pregnant women eating too much can cause uterine contractions and even lead to miscarriage.