The HER Foundation launches 1 MOM is 2 Many

The HER Foundation is launching 1 MOM is 2 Many, a collaborative campaign, to drive effective maternal health standards forward and prevent adverse outcomes as a result of Hyperemesis Gravidarum…

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Prematurity Awareness Day

…regardless of ondansetron exposure (M.S. Fejzo et al., 2016). HG is also associated with poor fetal/child outcomes including a 4-fold increased risk of preterm birth (R. Tian et al., 2016)….

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Kimber Wakefield MacGibbon, RN

Kimber has been a registered nurse since 1989 and began as an ICU nurse, then moved into medical technology, nutriceuticals, and medical-legal consulting. She survived HG twice, delivering a child…

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HELP Score

HyperEmesis Level Prediction (HELP) Score Assessment Learn about the HELP Score Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP) is on a spectrum from morning sickness on one end to hyperemesis gravidarum…

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Genetics and GDF15 Hormone FAQ

…what is going on in those lucky 20%. Our new study in Nature suggests: If you have a GDF15 lowering mutation and your baby inherits it, then that may decrease…

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Our HG Experts Answer the Web’s Most Searched Questions about HG

…Gravidarum (HG) go away? In most women, symptoms will begin within 4-6 weeks after conception. The nausea/vomiting will often ease after the first trimester and resolves by 20 weeks in…

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Management Research Studies

…to Improve Outcomes — Journal of Infusion Nursing, 2020 Why are Women Still Dying from Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy? — Gynecology & Obstetrics Case report, 2016 Ondansetron in pregnancy…

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We hold them in our hearts

…5th, 2020, at 3 months and was due December 5th, 2020. All alone in hospital, feeding tube-IV-stomach pump-liver failing; three months of suffering, I thought I’d die. Sudden relief, able…

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Morning Sickness 24/7: Fifty Ways to Help Cope With Hyperemesis Gravidarum

…those family members and friends who feel helpless while watching their loved one suffer. Paperback: 148 pages Publisher: iUniverse (June 19, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 0595442005 ISBN-13: 978-0595442003 Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.4 x 9 inches…

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HG Treatment Protocol

Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) Management Protocol Effective HG treatment requires medications and often IV fluids. Download the HER Foundation HG Treatment Protocols and Treatment Algorithm in PDF format for excellent reference…

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