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. 2020 Feb;60(1):34-43.
doi: 10.1111/ajo.13084. Epub 2019 Oct 28.

SOMANZ position paper on the management of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum

Sandra A Lowe  1   2 , Georgina Armstrong  3 , Amanda Beech  1   2 , Lucy Bowyer  4 , Luke Grzeskowiak  5   6 , Catherine A Marnoch  7 , Helen Robinson  8
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SOMANZ position paper on the management of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum

Sandra A Lowe et al. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2020 Feb.

Abstract

This is a brief summary of the Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (SOMANZ) evidence-based guideline for the management of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) and hyperemesis gravidarum (HG). The full guideline and executive summary including auditable outcomes are freely available on the SOMANZ website [https://www.somanz.org/guidelines.asp]. The guideline includes a proposed SOMANZ definition of NVP and HG and evidence-based practical advice regarding the investigation and management of NVP, HG and associated conditions including thyroid dysfunction. A practical algorithm for assessment and management as well as an individual patient management plan and self-assessment tools are included.

Keywords: Australia; hyperemesis gravidarum; nausea and vomiting in pregnancy; practice guideline; therapeutic interventions.

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