Is Sheep during lambing season safe during pregnancy?
Avoid lambing, milking ewes, and newborn lambs while pregnant. Tell your clinician about flu-like symptoms after sheep contact.
PregnancyNot recommended
BreastfeedingAsk your clinician
EvidenceModerate
What the sources say
NHS advises pregnant women to avoid lambing or milking ewes and all contact with newborn lambs, and to tell their doctor about flu-like symptoms after contact with sheep. Infections can be passed on from sheep around lambing. The sources reviewed do not address breastfeeding, so ask your clinician if you work with livestock while nursing.
Also listed as
ewes, farm animals giving birth, lambing, lambing season, milking ewes, newborn lambs, sheep
Sources
Last reviewed . This is general information, not medical advice. Ask your doctor or midwife about your own situation.