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By February, the familiar nausea began in the afternoons with a few heaves as I was making the girls their dinner.
I found a facemask to wear (oh how familiar with them we all are now!) to minimise the food smell and soldiered on.
I can’t remember when it first hit badly, but one day soon after the eight-week mark, I was overcome with nausea, vomiting and something that to the uninitiated, pretty much feels like gastro combined with the worst hangover of your life. All day and all night.
How Joanna spent the majority of her pregnancy. Image: Supplied.
Pregnant Aussie Mums Denied Nausea and Vomiting Medications, Says Study by Colleen Fleiss on May 13, 2021 at 11:20 PM
Pregnant Aussie mothers are being denied access to drugs to treat pregnancy symptoms namely nausea and vomiting by the pharmacists and medical practitioners because of misleading labels and a lack of awareness about clinical guidelines.
A new study surveyed 249 Australian women who suffered from severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (NVP) or hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) and examined their experiences in accessing medications during pregnancy.
The research, published in ANZJOG, coincides with International Hyperemesis Gravidarum Awareness day on May 15th.
‘One in four women reported being denied medications for nausea and vomiting at some stage during pregnancy. This most commonly involved the over-the-counter medicine doxylamine and interactions with community pharmacists.’
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Pregnant Aussie mums are being denied access to medications which treat severe nausea and vomiting by pharmacists and medical practitioners because of misleading labels and a lack of awareness about clinical guidelines.
A new study surveyed 249 Australian women who suffered from severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (NVP) or hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) and examined their experiences in accessing medications during pregnancy.
One in four women reported being denied medications for NVP/ HG at some stage during pregnancy. This most commonly involved the over-the-counter medicine doxylamine and interactions with community pharmacists.
The research, published in
ANZJOG, coincides with International Hyperemesis Gravidarum Awareness day on May 15th.