image: Negative impacts of experiencing severe nausea and vomiting or hyperemesis on activities of everyday life.
Credit: Wills et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Among women suffering hyperemesis (extreme nausea and vomiting) in pregnancy, half report considering terminating their pregnancy, and 9 in 10 have considered having no more children, per Australian survey which also found that only half rated popular treatments as effective
Article URL: http://plos.io/45zK0gd
Article title: Assessing the burden of severe nausea and vomiting of pregnancy or hyperemesis gravidarum and the associated use and experiences of medication treatments: An Australian consumer survey
Author countries: Australia
Funding: This study was supported by a 2020 Engaging Opportunities research grant provided by the Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide. LEG receives salary support from the Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation (CRF-210323). The funding source(s) had no involvement in the conduct of the research and/or preparation of the article.
Journal
PLOS One
Article Title
Assessing the burden of severe nausea and vomiting of pregnancy or hyperemesis gravidarum and the associated use and experiences of medication treatments: An Australian consumer survey
Article Publication Date
3-Sep-2025
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The authors declare that they have no competing interests.