Facts and figures

• Nausea & vomiting in pregnancy (NVP) is very common
  On average it affects 70-80% of pregnant women to a greater or lesser extent.
   
• About 45% of pregnant women suffer from nausea with vomiting while an additional 25% suffer with nausea only.
   
• 85% of women have two episodes of nausea per day and 55% have three or more episodes per day.
   
• Eating actually reduces the nausea of NVP in 50% of women.
   
• 30% of pregnant women in paid employment need time off work due to NVP.
   
• One in 100 to one in 150 pregnant women will need to be admitted to hospital because they have “hyperemesis gravidarum” (severe pregnancy sickness).