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Morning Sickness

Also indexed as:Hyperemesis Gravidarum, Pregnancy (Nausea)
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A controlled trial found that acupuncture significantly reduced symptoms in women with hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy that usually requires hospitalisation.1 Treatment consisted of acupuncture at a single point on the forearm TID for two consecutive days. Acupressure (in which pressure, rather than needles, is used to stimulate acupuncture points) has also been found in a few preliminary trials to be mildly effective in the treatment of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy.2, 3, 4

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