News archive
4 December 2023
ICHG Conference goes to America!
Join us November 6-7, 2024, in Ventura, California (near LA), for ICHG, two days of engaging with top scientists and clinicians specializing in HG management. Bringing...27 October 2023
Reflections on the Birth Trauma Debate
This date is a moment in history: the first ever debate on Birth Trauma in the 222 year history of Parliament. And I was there. I sat amongst over 50 women...17 August 2022
Researchers investigate the risk messages and advice given in pregnancy
WRISK voices: A mixed-methods study of women's experiences of pregnancy-related public health advice and risk messages in the UK Women receive many...23 March 2022
Researchers identify gene mutation linked to pregnancy sickness
A new study led by a team at the University of Southern California offers further confirmation that abnormalities in the GDF15 gene contribute to the development...14 February 2022
Tackling the huge gap in Mental Health Support for HG sufferers
“I'd failed at pregnancy and now I was failing at being a mum. I totally lost myself through HG.” We live in a culture of...10 January 2022
Barriers to accessing care Survey
Tommy’s and Sands are working as part of a Maternity Consortium to reduce health inequalities in maternity and have launched a survey to understand...23 November 2021
The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2021
From the 30th November to December 7th, every donation Pregnancy Sickness Support receive via this link will be doubled. Please save the...22 October 2021
BBC Coverage October 2021
"Women driven to terminate wanted pregnancies due to hyperemesis gravidarum" A new research paper was released today following the largest study...5 October 2021
BBC Shropshire talk HG and PSS
A huge thank you to Kirsty and Andrew who both spoke so honestly on Radio Shropshire about Kirsty's experience with Hyperemesis Gravidarum and Andrews's...17 August 2021
Brush Baby Giveaway
Xylitol – the ‘little known’ ingredient making a ‘big’ difference! Did you know that the only person who decided...9 July 2021
HG Hero Summer Challenge
This August we are challenging your HG Heroes! If you know a child who would enjoy participating in a super fun fundraising mission...11 May 2021
#HGtruths
HG Awareness Day 2021 #HGtruths Join the HG Community in the UK to celebrate International Hyperemesis Awareness Day 2021. Throughout the month of...4 May 2021
International Hyperemesis Awareness Day 2021
15th May - International Hyperemesis Awareness Day This annual event is a great opportunity to raise awareness of the condition and the many support...5 March 2021
NOURISH study is launched in the UK
Are you interested in helping contribute to Hyperemesis research? Then come and join the NOURISH study. The aim of this project is to...7 December 2020
Funding Opportunity for Hyperemesis Gravidarum Research
The Bikja trust is now open for applications for funding for Hyperemesis Gravidarum research. In the 2021 round, there is one larger grant of...14 October 2020
Association between hyperemesis gravidarum and psychological symptoms, psychosocial outcomes and infant bonding: a two-point prospective case–control multicentre survey study in an inner city setting
"The psychological, psychosocial and economic implications of HG should be considered when caring for women with this evidently debilitating condition....3 September 2020
Sick – The Battle Against HG launches on Prime Video & Vimeo
Sick - The Battle Against HG is the world's first documentary about Hyperemesis Gravidarum. Sick explores the untold story of women experiencing...10 August 2020
Ondansetron for nausea and vomiting in pregnancy: re-evaluating the teratogenic risk
"The background risk of CLP is small (accounting for 11 per 10,000 pregnancies); therefore, a small increase in relative risk means that the absolute risk...30 June 2020
Research: Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy is not just ‘morning sickness’: data from a prospective cohort study in the UK
Research published today in the British Journal of General Practice by Pregnancy Sickness Support's Founding Trustee Professor Roger Gadsby concludes...25 June 2020
Steroid treatment during the COVID-19 crisis
We have been receiving reports of HG sufferers being refused steroid treatment during the COVID-19 crisis due to to the medication suppressing the immune...15 June 2020
Pregnancy Sickness Support Podcast
Pregnancy Sickness Support now has a podcast! "Everything you need to know about Pregnancy Sickness and Hyperemesis Gravidarum" hosted by Karen and Lindsay. Every...22 May 2020
Pregnancy Sickness Support Research May 2020
Pregnancy Sickness Support is the UK charity supporting people impacted by Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy (NVP) and Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG).We would...15 May 2020
Charity Ambassador Michelle Owen Blogs for HGAD2020
This time last year I’d just announced I was pregnant, it had been the longest 13 weeks of my life already. From week 4 I’d been sick, from...27 March 2020
Pregnancy Sickness Support and Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Pregnancy Sickness Support is open and operational as normal however our staff team will be working primarily from home. We will endeavour to respond...19 February 2020
Ondansetron
We have created information to inform sufferers, their carers and their Healthcare Professionals regarding the medication Ondansetron (Zofran) You...14 February 2020
Pregnancy Sickness Support has a new Charity Ambassador!
We are delighted to announce that Sky Sports broadcaster Michelle Owen is Pregnancy Sickness Support's very first Charity Ambassador! “During...9 January 2020
Pregnancy Sickness Support has been awarded funding from The National Lottery Community Fund.
We are thrilled to announce that Pregnancy Sickness Support has been awarded funding fromThe National Lottery Community Fund Pregnancy Sickness Support...15 May 2019
The Sick Film Trailer is Here!
The Sick Film is a documentary about Hyperemesis Gravidarum. Presented by Charlotte Howden, a TV presenter from the UK and produced by Good Guys Productions....15 May 2019
Largest study of sickness in pregnancy launches
Women with severe sickness during pregnancy are being invited to join the largest study of the condition in Europe, led by Guy’s and St Thomas’...4 February 2019
Pregnancy Sickness: How Might Counselling Help?
Michelle Nicholson provides some practical recommendations for counselling women suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum http://www.hyperemesiscounselling.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/link-3.pdf This...6 December 2018
BMJ Clinical Update 2018
BMJ Clinical Update 2018 - Management of severe pregnancy sickness and hyperemesis gravidarum Chairperson Caitlin Dean, Trustees Manjeet Shemar and...16 October 2018
Ditch the Ketones
Chairperson Caitlin Dean has recently blogged about many Healthcare settings across the UK using ketones to determine the need for IV fluids and antisickness...21 March 2018
Placenta and appetite genes GDF15 and IGFBP7 are associated with hyperemesis gravidarum.
Placenta and appetite genes GDF15 and IGFBP7 are associated with hyperemesis gravidarum. After paralyzing nausea and intractable vomiting caused her to...1 February 2018
