Nausea and vomiting early in pregnancy, and how severe they are, can harm a woman's health and quality of life, a study shows. So a pregnant woman should tell her doctor about them, and doctors should treat these early symptoms, Dr Nick Bérard told Reuters Health.
Dr Bérard of the University of Montreal in Quebec, Canada, and colleagues assessed the physical and mental effect of nausea and vomiting on 367 women receiving antenatal care at two hospital clinics between 2004 and 2006, all no more than 16 weeks pregnant at their first visit.
In the first three months, 87.5% of the women reported nausea and vomiting: about 52% mild, 45% moderate and 3% severe.
As expected, physical and mental quality of life was clearly lower in the women with nausea and vomiting than in those without. Daily activity was also lower in women with severe symptoms and in those who used non-drug methods to relieve them.
The researchers called for more research on nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and for early action to control these symptoms.
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