Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy: an evidence-based review.
This article is a review of the incidence, characteristics, risk factors, proposed causes, outcomes, treatment and nursing management of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. Despite the fact that it affects most pregnant women to some degree, it is poorly understood and often poorly treated. Specific suggestions for therapeutic interventions are outlined.
Davis
Mitzi
M
College of Nursing, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA. mwdavis@utk.edu
D000328:Adult; D000932:Antiemetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006939:Hyperemesis Gravidarum / Q000451:nursing; D015994:Incidence; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D048968:Morning Sickness / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
D000932:Antiemetics