Are Pregnant women allowed to Fast?

Are pregnant women also obliged to fast or are they allowed to skip the fasting? What should be done to make up for the missed fasting? Catch up later and/or feed the poor?

Pregnant women don’t have to fast as fasting may have an impact on their fetus. However, they would have to make up those days as Allah describes in the Quran, surat Baqara :”but if any of you is ill or on a journey, the same number (should be made up) from other days”

It is better to make up missed days before the next Ramadaan comes, but if the excuse is still present, they may delay making them up until they’re able to do so. They don’t have to feed poor people unless they are totally unable to fast.

And Allah knows best

Sh. Riad Ouarzazi