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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

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PLOS

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

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Negative impacts of experiencing severe nausea and vomiting or hyperemesis on activities of everyday life.

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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.


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