HG can lead to not getting enough nutrients, which can be harmful to both you and your baby. The most important thing you can do for you and your baby is to get regular prenatal care. Who is at risk? Doctors do not yet fully understand HG, what causes it or who is more likely to experience it.Ĭan you prevent it? You cannot prevent HG, but you can take steps to control and manage it during your pregnancy. The major difference between HG and normal morning sickness is that HG results in a weight loss of 5 percent or more of your pre-pregnancy weight. The vomiting and reduced appetite leads to weight loss and dehydration. What are the symptoms? Women with HG have severe nausea and vomiting. (Though it may not make you feel any better, know that if you have HG, you are in royal company - Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, suffered from it.) HG is severe nausea that results in significant weight loss and may require hospitalization. What is it? While many pregnant women experience morning sickness (nausea, possibly with vomiting, generally in the morning hours) and other discomforts during pregnancy, women with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) have morning sickness times 1,000. With early detection and proper care, you increase the chances of keeping you and your baby healthy.Ī Johns Hopkins obstetrician discusses some common pregnancy complications and how they can be managed. The best thing you can do for you and your baby is to get prenatal care from a provider you trust. And beyond that -these complications are treatable. It may reassure you to know that nothing you did caused these complications. You may even feel panic that perhaps something you did (or didn’t do) caused this to happen. You may be worried about your baby’s health and your own health. It can be scary to hear that doctors have diagnosed a complication. While some complications relate to health problems that existed before pregnancy, others occur unexpectedly and are unavoidable. But approximately 8 percent of all pregnancies involve complications that, if left untreated, may harm the mother or the baby.
Most pregnancies progress without incident.
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