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Review
. 2007 Dec;53(12):2109-11.

Treatment of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy: an updated algorithm

Adrienne Einarson, Caroline Maltepe, Rada Boskovic, Gideon Koren
Review

Treatment of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy: an updated algorithm

Adrienne Einarson et al. Can Fam Physician. 2007 Dec.

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  • Correction.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Can Fam Physician. 2019 Jan;65(1):8. Can Fam Physician. 2019. PMID: 30674506 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Abstract
in English, French

QUESTIONMy patient has severe nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP). I am having difficulty treating her, as nothing she has tried so far has been really effective. I heard that there is some new information regarding the treatment of this condition.ANSWEREven a less severe case of NVP can have serious adverse effects on the quality of a woman's life, affecting her occupational, social, and domestic functioning, and her general well-being; therefore, it is very important to treat this condition appropriately and effectively. There are safe and effective treatments available. We have updated Motherisk's NVP algorithm to include recent relevant published data, and we describe some other strategies that deal with secondary symptoms related to NVP.

QUESTION: Une de mes patientes souffre de graves nausées et vomissements de la grossesse. J’ai de la difficulté à la traiter parce que rien de ce qu’elle a essayé jusqu’à présent n’est vraiment efficace. J’ai entendu dire qu’il y a avait du nouveau concernant le traitement de ce problème.

RÉPONSE: Même dans les cas les moins graves, les nausées et les vomissements de la grossesse peuvent sérieusement nuire à la qualité de vie d’une femme, sur le plan professionnel, social et domestique, et à son bien-être général. Il est très important de traiter ce problème de manière appropriée et efficace. Il existe des traitements sûrs et efficaces. Nous avons mis à jour l’algorithme de Motherisk sur les nausées et vomissements de la grossesse, qui inclut toutes les données pertinentes récemment publiées, et nous décrivons certaines autres stratégies pour prendre en charge les symptômes secondaires associés à ce problème.

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Figure 1
Algorithm for treatment of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy: If no improvement, proceed to next step.
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