University of Montreal

Treatment for extreme nausea, vomiting during pregnancy

Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 21st, 2009

This press release is available in French. Montreal, May 6, 2009 – Nausea and vomiting are telltale indicators of pregnancy, affecting more than 80 percent of future mothers. For a few moms-to-be, symptoms can become so severe that hospitalization is required.

Yet a new medication protocol, introduced by the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center, appears effective in improving symptoms more quickly and provides a safer option than those previously available. The findings, which are good news for moms and babies, are published in a recent edition of the European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology.

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-05-21)

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