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Acupressure treatment of morning sickness in pregnancy. A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
OBJECTIVE To find out whether acupressure wristband can alleviate nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy. DESIGN Double-blind, placebo-controlled study. SUBJECTS 97 women with mean gestational length completed 8-12 weeks. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Symptoms were recorded according to intensity, duration and nature of complaints. RESULTS 71% of women in the intervention group reported both le...
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QUESTION I received a telephone call from my sister who lives in the United States. She is experiencing moderate symptoms of morning sickness, but she tells me that she was advised to treat her symptoms only pro re nata- meaning, when symptoms re-emerge. Does this make sense? ANSWER No, it does not. Typically, nausea and vomiting of pregnancy continue for weeks and months, and in some cases u...
متن کاملOnm-10: Ginger Effects on Morning Sickness(Review)
Introduction: Mild-to-moderate nausea and/or vomiting affects up to 80% of all pregnant women, usually peaking by week 9 and subsiding by week 20. For 9% to 20% of women, nausea and vomiting of pregnancy persist longer; Nausea and vomiting are complex responses involving various neural pathways and motor responses to sensory stimuli. Definition: Ginger, the rhizome of Zingiber officinale, is on...
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Morning sickness is a condition that occurs naturally during pregnancy. Studies show that between 50-80% of all women experience some nausea or vomiting while pregnant, which usually subsides with time. However, between 1-2% suffer a condition known as hyperemesis gravidarium, an instance of morning sickness so severe and long-lasting that it can cause weight loss, dehydration, and even hospita...
متن کاملMorning sickness: a mechanism for protecting mother and embryo.
Approximately two-thirds of women experience nausea or vomiting during the first trimester of pregnancy. These symptoms are commonly known as morning sickness. Hook (1976) and Profet (1988) hypothesized that morning sickness protects the embryo by causing pregnant women to physically expel and subsequently avoid foods that contain teratogenic and abortifacient chemicals, especially toxic chemic...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0141-0768,1758-1095
DOI: 10.1177/014107688808100805