Severe pregnancy illness: ‘I won’t have another baby’

The UK’s biggest study into severe sickness during pregnancy is published today, based on the data of thousands of women who shared their experiences with the BBC.

The condition, hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), leads to prolonged and severe nausea and vomiting. Some women can be left vomiting up to 100 times a day. The impact, says the study, leads many to consider terminating their pregnancy, alongside ‘suicidal thoughts’.

The report is released by King’s College London, and the research was conducted by BBC News and Pregnancy Sickness Support.

Watch the BBC’s Daniela Relph interview with Laura Anderson, who kept a video diary of her experience of hyperemesis gravidarum two years ago.

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