Pregnant women who suffer morning sickness 'could be less likely to miscarry', says study
MOTHERS-to-be who suffer morning sickness may be much less likely to miscarry than women who do not have such symptoms, research has suggested.
Mothers-to-be who suffer morning sickness may be much less likely to miscarry
Nausea and nausea with vomiting were linked to a reduction in the risk of losing a pregnancy of between 50 and 75 percent, researchers found.
The experts examined data of almost 800 women who had suffered one or two previous miscarriages.
Overall, 188 of the pregnancies - nearly 25 percent - were lost to miscarriage, with many typically occurring around seven weeks' gestation.
All the women recorded their nausea symptoms and sickness through pregnancy diaries and questionnaires.
Our study confirms prior research that nausea and vomiting appear to be more than a sign of still being pregnant and instead may be associated with a lower risk for pregnancy loss
At week two of gestation, almost 18 percent of women reported nausea without vomiting while 2.7 percent said they suffered nausea with vomiting.
By week eight, more women were suffering, with 57.3 percent of women saying they had nausea and 26.6 percent having nausea with vomiting. Women aged 25 and under were more likely to suffer nausea.
Nausea and nausea with vomiting were linked to a reduction in the risk of losing a pregnancy
Writing in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, the experts, from the National Institutes of Health in Maryland, in the US, said: “Our study confirms prior research that nausea and vomiting appear to be more than a sign of still being pregnant and instead may be associated with a lower risk for pregnancy loss.“
The women in the study were aged almost 29 on average.
Women aged 25 and under were more likely to suffer nausea
The research was published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine
Nausea and nausea with vomiting were common symptoms, even during the earliest weeks of pregnancy. Around one in five women reported feeling sick even before they had carried out a pregnancy test.
The researchers said morning sickness can “have a substantial negative effect on quality of life”.
They added that “although speculation commonly suggests that nausea is a good sign and indicative of a healthy pregnancy”, previous evidence has been limited.