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22/04/2015
The findings, by Pregnancy Support Sickness (PSS) and the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), looked at the impact of severe pregnancy sickness – or hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) – on women. It claims that around 10,000 women each year are affected by extreme nausea and vomiting during their pregnancies. The condition is more severe than morning sickness experienced by one in three expectant mothers. A survey was conducted as part of the report, and it found that less than one in 10 women affected by hyperemesis gravidarum said they were offered steroid therapy, while 47% said they had either asked for medication and had been refused, or they had not been offered any medication at all.
Commenting on the findings, Dr Daghni Rajasingam, spokesperson for the RCOG, said: "HG is well understood and should be taken very seriously. We can start by giving women tablets to help the sickness, then, if necessary, bring them into hospital to receive intravenous fluids and nutrition and, in very severe cases, treat with steroids.
"An increase in public awareness of HG could make GPs and midwives more sympathetic towards patients who have severe pregnancy sickness. We also have to ensure that when women are pregnant, they have a contact to discuss these issues with."
The report can be found here.
(JP/MH)
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RCOG Comments On Pregnancy Sickness Report
The Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG) has issued a statement regarding the recent publication of a report into pregnancy sickness.The findings, by Pregnancy Support Sickness (PSS) and the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), looked at the impact of severe pregnancy sickness – or hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) – on women. It claims that around 10,000 women each year are affected by extreme nausea and vomiting during their pregnancies. The condition is more severe than morning sickness experienced by one in three expectant mothers. A survey was conducted as part of the report, and it found that less than one in 10 women affected by hyperemesis gravidarum said they were offered steroid therapy, while 47% said they had either asked for medication and had been refused, or they had not been offered any medication at all.
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Commenting on the findings, Dr Daghni Rajasingam, spokesperson for the RCOG, said: "HG is well understood and should be taken very seriously. We can start by giving women tablets to help the sickness, then, if necessary, bring them into hospital to receive intravenous fluids and nutrition and, in very severe cases, treat with steroids.
"An increase in public awareness of HG could make GPs and midwives more sympathetic towards patients who have severe pregnancy sickness. We also have to ensure that when women are pregnant, they have a contact to discuss these issues with."
The report can be found here.
(JP/MH)
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