The ‘bucket of women’s pain’: Hyperemesis gravidarum and why it's time we started paying attention

If you do a Google search for the term “hyperemesis gravidarum”, you will get almost two million results in 0.39 seconds. One of the results is a web page from the US National Organization for Rare Disorders, which characterises the condition as a rare disorder experienced during pregnancy that causes “severe and persistent nausea and vomiting” that may require hospitalisation. A selection of clinical terminology follows, including references to common impacts including malnutrition and dehydration.

Missing Perspectives, April 2023