A New Mexico baby has died from a bacterial infection contracted through unpasteurized milk consumed by its pregnant mother, according to the state's health department. The mother's drinking raw milk may have led to a severe Listeria infection in her child, which ultimately resulted in the infant's death.
Raw milk has been linked to several serious illnesses, including listeriosis, campylobacteriosis, cryptosporidiosis, e. coli infections, and brucellosis. Pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems are particularly vulnerable to these pathogens.
According to health officials, unpasteurized milk can transmit a range of disease-causing germs, including Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, which can cause severe infections in pregnant women and their unborn babies. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that eating unpasteurized milk products increases the risk of listeriosis by 150 times.
The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists warns patients that newborns infected with Listeria during pregnancy may be born with serious infections, including intellectual disability, paralysis, seizures, blindness, or problems with their brain, kidneys, or heart.
Raw milk has been linked to several serious illnesses, including listeriosis, campylobacteriosis, cryptosporidiosis, e. coli infections, and brucellosis. Pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems are particularly vulnerable to these pathogens.
According to health officials, unpasteurized milk can transmit a range of disease-causing germs, including Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, which can cause severe infections in pregnant women and their unborn babies. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that eating unpasteurized milk products increases the risk of listeriosis by 150 times.
The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists warns patients that newborns infected with Listeria during pregnancy may be born with serious infections, including intellectual disability, paralysis, seizures, blindness, or problems with their brain, kidneys, or heart.
. Like, pregnant women and newborns are already super vulnerable to illness, so it's just not worth the gamble. I know some folks might be like "but it's natural, it's good for us" and all that, but honestly, who needs a little extra freedom when there's a chance someone could get seriously sick or even die from eating unpasteurized milk? 
The benefits of raw milk just don't outweigh the risks in my book. Plus, think about all those other illnesses it can give you - campylobacteriosis, cryptosporidiosis... it's like a laundry list of health problems 
. Pasteurization is like, the best thing since sliced bread when it comes to keeping people healthy.
]
my heart goes out to the little one and its family cant even imagine losing a child 
like what happened in new mexico couldve been avoided if just pasteurized milk was consumed i mean we all know the risks of raw milk but like how many ppl actually do it anyway?! 
its not like its hard to find pasteurized milk in stores or anything like why risk it for some kinda "natural" thing?! 
anyway, my mind is on the baby and the fam rn they must be living nightmare right now 
! So many people get seriously sick or even die from eating that stuff. I'm not gonna lie, I've had some friends who were like "oh, I only drink raw milk" but then they get sick & it's all over social media 
. No joke, pregnant women & newborns are super vulnerable to these pathogens. We should be so careful about what we put in our bodies 
a baby's life cut short cuz of something we can prevent like pasteurizing milk 
150 times more likely to get sick from unpasteurized milk? that's crazy! 
and those health issues can be so severe too... intellectual disability, paralysis, seizures... it's all just too much 
. It's so crazy how one mom's decision to drink unpasteurized milk can put her entire family at risk 
. Pregnant women and newborns are already vulnerable enough without having to deal with these kinds of super serious health issues 
. I wish more people would educate themselves on the risks associated with raw milk 
. Anyway, RIP to the little one who didn't get a chance to live a full life 
.
. 150 times riskier from unpasteurized milk? That's wild 
. It just goes to show how important it is for farmers to follow safety guidelines and for people to educate themselves about the risks. I feel bad for that poor baby who passed away, it's heartbreaking 
. Where's the source on that exact figure? Is it from some study or CDC report that I haven't seen? Also, what's with the emphasis on newborns being born with serious infections? Can we get some real data on how many cases of listeriosis in babies actually result in those specific outcomes? I'm not trying to be a skeptic (lol), I just want to make sure we're talking about facts here 
.
this is just so sad... a baby's life lost to something that could've been avoided 
the stats from the CDC are crazy - 150 times more risk of listeriosis just because we drink raw milk is just not worth it. 
I'm so worried about the mom and her baby... raw milk just isn't worth it, you know? 
. And what really gets me is that pregnant women and newborns are basically sitting ducks for these pathogens. It's just not worth the gamble, you feel?