Join us November 6-7, 2024, in Ventura, California (near Los Angeles), for ICHG 2024, two days of engaging with top scientists and clinicians specializing in HG management. Group discount avaliable.
Bringing together the world’s leading researchers in hyperemesis gravidarum, this two-day event at the Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach Hotel will be an excellent opportunity for delegates to hear about the latest research developments and innovative treatments for this complex condition. Charities and patients will have opportunities to engage as well. Read the prospectus to learn more.
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If you have any queries about the ICHG 2024 conference, please contact Aimee Brecht-Doscher.
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Join us in making ICHG 2024 a success! We're looking for enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers to help with various tasks, from setup and registration to session support and more. Volunteering is a great way to contribute, so please sign up today if interested!
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Share the Facts About HG
- HG, hyperemesis gravidarum, is a pregnancy disease marked by weight loss, malnutrition, and dehydration due to severe nausea and/or vomiting.
- HG is not the “morning sickness” of healthy, normal pregnancies. It is a distinct diagnosis marked by severe and relentless symptoms that pose significant risks to the health of both mom and baby. Over 1/3rd of HG babies do not make it to term.
- HG babies are at increased risk for low birth weight, small size for gestational age, and preterm birth. In utero exposure to HG is linked to a 3.6-fold increased risk of emotional/behavioral & developmental disorders, and autism. Up to 15% of HG pregnancies end due to therapeutic terminations, citing “no hope for relief.” Current treatments are not always adequate to prevent termination of these wanted pregnancies.
- Mothers with more severe HG can experience pneumothorax, organ rupture, retinal detachment and blindness, eardrum and jaw damage, rib fractures, esophageal tears, the neurological syndrome Wernicke’s encephalopathy, or even death.
- 18% of women report full criteria of post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSS) following an HG pregnancy. More than half of mothers have post-traumatic stress symptoms.
- In 2016, the nearly 400,000 emergency and inpatient visits for HG in the U.S. cost more than $3,000,000,000. Outpatient treatment, medications, and nutritional therapy were additional.
- HG is the leading cause of hospitalization in early pregnancy, and is second only to preterm labor as the most common overall cause of hospitalization during pregnancy.
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