Doctors must stop 'brushing off' women with severe morning sickness and saying it's 'normal' when it can be life-threatening, says world-leading genetics professor By Xantha Leatham Deputy Science Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 16:32, 22 May 2024 | Updated: 16:37, 22 May 2024 e-mail 14 shares 20 View comments Pregnant women battling severe morning sickness are being 'brushed off' by doctors and told their symptoms are 'normal and harmless' — when they can be life-threatening, a top expert has warned. Up to three per cent of women suffer from hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), a debilitating form of sickness during pregnancy. It was famously suffered by the Princess of Wales and the life-threatening condition can cause sickness dozens of times a day with some women ending up being hospitalised with severe dehydration.
Geneticist Marlena Fejzo, from the University of Southern California , suffered from HG when she was pregnant and now wants to dispel morning sickness myths. She said pregnant women with this condition are essentially 'starving', due to the fact they are unable to eat or keep food down. The Princess of Wales, pictured with her first child Prince George, was hospitalised due to hyperemesis gravidarum during her pregnancies Pregnant women with the condition are essentially 'starving', due to the fact they are unable to eat or keep food down.
Comedian Amy Schumer, 42, and Coronation Street actress Helen Flanagan, 33, also suffered severe morning sickness during th.
