Pregnant women can drink winter melon soup. Winter melon contains protein and amino acids, which can provide nutrients needed for the development of pregnant women and fetuses. Winter melon contains a variety of vitamins and minerals, especially carotene and calcium, which can prevent calcium deficiency in pregnant women and is also beneficial to the bone development of the fetus. Winter melon is rich in dietary fiber. Drinking winter melon soup can relax the intestines, promote intestinal peristalsis, and prevent and relieve the symptoms of constipation in pregnant women. Moreover, winter melon also has diuretic and swelling effects. Eating an appropriate amount of winter melon can relieve the edema symptoms of pregnant women in the middle and late stages. Winter melon has low calories and high water content. It has the functions of relieving heat, producing body fluids and quenching thirst, lowering blood pressure, preventing gestational diabetes, and can prevent excessive weight gain in pregnant women. However, because winter melon is cold in nature, pregnant women with weak spleen and stomach or cold stomach should drink less winter melon soup to avoid stomach discomfort or stomach pain.