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Hyperemesis gravidarum, or severe morning sickness, significantly impacts maternal and infant health, and poses considerable healthcare challenges. The review in theby Dr. Larissa Jansen and her team outlines the unknown causes, risk factors like younger maternal age and carrying a female fetus, and emphasizes treatment with antiemetics.
Hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of morning sickness during pregnancy, can adversely impact both maternal and infant health. Detailed in the, a new review offers clinicians insights into the causes, diagnosis, and management of this condition. “ can have detrimental effects on maternal quality of life and may lead to short- and long-term adverse outcomes among offspring,” writes Dr. Larissa Jansen, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with coauthors. “Management of hyperemesis gravidarum requires considerable health care resources, as it is a common reason for hospital admission and emergency department visits in the first trimester.
Treatment is aimed at relieving symptoms and includes starting an antiemetic drug and other medications if the antiemetic is not effective. Remedies such as ginger products may alleviate mild nausea and vomiting for some people, but the evidence on its effectiveness in people with hyperemesis gravidarum is uncertain.“Use of cannabis in pregnancy has been associated with adverse neurocognitive outcomes in offspring, as well as other adverse pregnancy outcomes.
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