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Charity Manifesto 2024
Pregnancy Sickness Support Manifesto As the election approaches, we call on the next government to include the following essential changes in their manifesto to improve the lives of women and birthing people suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG): Standardised...
Primary Care Show – May 2024 – A day to reflect on International Hyperemesis Gravidarum Awareness Day
Attending exhibitions wasn’t a first for Pregnancy Sickness Support, but the Primary Care Show was certainly the largest event we've exhibited at. I was initially concerned that our small stand might be overshadowed by the larger, more extravagant ones offering bags...
Hyperemesis Gravidarum and birth trauma: unveiling the connection
Hyperemesis gravidarum is an extreme form of pregnancy sickness, often misunderstood and dismissed by healthcare professionals. Charlotte Howden and Lindsay Salmon of Pregnancy Sickness Support explain why better support and care is needed for those who suffer from...
Placenta and appetite genes GDF15 and IGFBP7 are associated with hyperemesis gravidarum.
After paralyzing nausea and intractable vomiting caused her to lose the baby she was carrying in 1999, Marlena Fejzo decided to use her professional skills to understand her personal tragedy. A geneticist at the University of California, Los Angeles, Fejzo began to...
HG has been a very isolating experience, when I called the helpline I felt listened to for the first time. It gave me the confidence to go back to my midwife and ask for further help.
Clare Holmes | Essex