Bolin, M. 2012. Pre-eclampsia – Possible to Predict?: A Biochemical and Epidemiological Study of Pre-eclampsia. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine 835. 66 pp. Uppsala. ISBN 978-91-554-8523-8. Pre-eclampsia is a major cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. A predictor of pre-eclampsia w...

This review article throws a light on one of the cause for deterioration health mother and fetus that is hyperemesis gravidarum. Homeopathic medication quite effective in treating this condition. An insight assessment condition, its homoeopathic approach have been presented article. Homoeopathy has good scope controlling further helps maintaining healthy growth child.

BACKGROUND Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is the most severe form of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy which can have potentially dangerous complications if untreated. Its treatment is basically supportive as the condition itself is self-limiting. The aim of our study was to evaluate maternal characteristics in patients with HG including risk factors and treatment outcome with respect to improvemen...

BACKGROUND Hyperemesis gravidarum is a severe form of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy affecting 0.3% to 1.0% of pregnancies, and is one of the most common indications for hospitalization during pregnancy. While a previous Cochrane review examined interventions for nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, there has not yet been a review examining the interventions for the more severe condition of hype...

A 20-year-old woman developed severe persistent vomiting early in pregnancy. In three months she lost 18 kg of body weight: and showed the biochemical features of mild hepatic failure. Four days after starting intravenous dextrose and insulin, she developed short-term miemory loss, confusion, ataxia, dysarthria, mild left upper motor neurone facial weakness and upbeat nystagmus. Thiamine was gi...

OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of promethazine with those of metoclopramide for hyperemesis gravidarum. METHODS Women at their first hospitalization for hyperemesis gravidarum were approached when intravenous antiemetic therapy was needed. They were randomly assigned to receive 25 mg promethazine or 10 mg metoclopramide every 8 hours for 24 hours in a double-blind study. Primary outcomes we...