Kimber, Aimee, and Marlena
HG Fact Sheet
Press Releases
- HER Foundation HG Awareness Day - Raise Your Voice - May 2020
- HG Awareness Day 2019 – May 2019
- HER Foundation Helps UCLA and 23 & Me with Genetic Studies – March 2018
- HER Foundation Responds to Duchess’ Third HG Pregnancy – September 2017
- HER Foundation donates $46,000 to UCLA geneticist for research into Hyperemesis Gravidarum – September 2012
- UCLA: Extreme morning sickness could lead to lifelong emotional, behavioral disorders in kids – August 2011
- Moms and Experts Meet On Capitol Hill, Give Voice To Overlooked Pregnancy Disease – September 2005
- HER Foundation Releases Survey Results On Hyperemesis Gravidarum – May 2005
- Untreated Hyperemesis Predisposes Babies to Diseases – December 2003
- Devastating illness for moms’-to-be in need of research to save lives – June 2003
HG women in your area
To find women around the world willing to share their stories to help raise awareness of HG, please email annmarie@hyperemesis.org.
Speak with our HG Experts
To contact the HER Foundation for interviews, please email media@hyperemesis.org.
Media Relations Contacts
Please direct media inquiries to Ann Marie King at media@hyperemesis.org.
Our HG Experts
Dr. Marlena Fejzo, a Harvard-trained geneticist and researcher at University of Southern California, is the world's leading research scientist on HG and a HER Foundation Board member. Dr. Fejzo endured HG during her pregnancies.
Dr. Aimee Brecht-Doscher is an OBGYN in the Los Angeles area who has personally been affected by HG and is on the Board of the HER Foundation.
Kimber MacGibbon is a registered nurse (RN) and has helped many thousands of women since 2000 get through their HG pregnancies. She has an extensive understanding of HG from a medical and personal perspective. Kimber is also co-founder of the HER Foundation. She and Dr. Fejzo have co-authored over two dozen studies on HG in collaboration with universities, including USC and UCLA. Kimber had HG in both of her pregnancies. Email her at kimber @hyperemesis.org.
Jeremy King and Ann Marie King are co-founders of the HER Foundation and can offer a husband/wife perspective of what the HG couple is enduring together. Plus Mr. King provides a male perspective of the illness. He is quoted by saying years ago when wife was pregnant with child in 2002, "Calling HG morning sickness is like calling a hurricane a little bit of rain." You can email them directly at annmarie @hyperemesis.org or jeremy @hyperemesis.org.
Statistics and Fact Sheets
- HER Foundation Fact Sheet
- Research Presentation Poster: SMFM 2019 Genetics Poster
- Research Presentation Poster:
Symptomatology and Outcomes of Women with HG as Reported in a Large Registry - Research Presentation Poster:
Familial Aggregation of HG - Research Presentation Poster:
Voluntary Termination in a Large Cohort of Women with Hyperemesis Gravidarum - Research Presentation Poster:
Secular Trends in the Treatment of Hyperemesis Gravidarum - Research Presentation Poster:
Extreme Weight Loss and Extended Duration of Symptoms Common in Hyperemesis Gravidarum
News
Courtney shares about attending Champions for Change Summit in 2019
Words can’t describe the total shock and awe I felt at the Champions for Change Summit I attended on behalf of the HER Foundation, October 18-20, 2019. For years, I believed that women were either sick like me, specifically with Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG), or that they must have had a wonderful pregnancy. My time at the Summit…
Top 5 Ways to reduce trauma in an HG pregnancy
Trauma from Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) cannot be prevented. The HER team believes the following tips will give you the best chance of being prepared for HG in a subsequent pregnancy. Top 5 Ways to Reduce Trauma in a Subsequent HG Pregnancy: 1. Create an HG Protocol that takes account what worked and didn’t work in…
Treating PTSD after HG
Just like with any trauma, the severity of impact depends on how the individual person experiences HG and any prior history of trauma. This is why preventative care, such as accurate education and support, can make the difference between a woman (or caregiver) resolving and integrating their traumatic experience or developing PTSD (or Complex PTSD)…
