Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy-The Bump in the road of Motherhood

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  • Olukayode Akinlaja Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Col- lege of Medicine, Chattanooga, TN, USA

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https://doi.org/10.17140/GOROJ-2-119

Abstract

Hyperemesis gravidarum refers to severe vomiting associated with systemic effects and the diagnosis criteria includes pregnancy related vomiting that occurs greater than three times per day in conjunction with a weight loss greater than 3 kg or 5% of body weight and ketonuria unrelated to other causes.

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2015-11-06

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Olukayode Akinlaja. (2015). Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy-The Bump in the road of Motherhood. Gynecology and Obstetrics Research, 2(4), 85–88. https://doi.org/10.17140/GOROJ-2-119

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Vol. 2 No. 4 (2015): Volume 2 Issue 4 2015

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