MORNING SICKNESS DURING PREGNANCY: WHEN DIFFICULTY GOES EASY

Most women are afraid of morning sickness during pregnancy but not everyone knows how to deal with it. Feeling tired, abdominal discomfort definitely make maternal mood goes uncomfortable. Despite morning sickness will begin remitting and stopping at the end of 1^st  trimester, but how to overcome this stage easily, let’s learn about this concern.
 
► Psychological therapy

Upset and stress can not make morning sickness disappear but also cause negative effects on fetal development. Thus, besides spending time for rest, keep an optimistic mind is a “medication-free” to help mothers forget tiredness.

Practicing Yoga is a good suggestion to help connecting maternal body and mind through meditation posture and breath control. Additionally, pregnant women can spend time to read book because of focusing on paragraph can relax maternal mind and physicality effectively.  
 
► Food therapy

It is so wrong if mothers refuse eating because they feel fear of vomiting. If mothers do not feed themselves on time, they may feel dizzy, hungry, low blood pressure and these would make mothers feel nauseous, more tired. The advice is cherishing your food hobbies; just avoid food which smells fishy, frowsty; separate into small meals and make sure mothers are not hungry at all. You can learn about foods, vegetables, fruits which can relieve symptoms of morning sickness like banana, avocado, dried fruit, bread, beef, egg….
 
► Pharmacotherapy
 
In some circumstances, if morning sickness goes severe, persistent vomiting, doctors may prescribe:
 

If you cannot tolerate with any drink after recovery from IV electrolytes or antiemetics infusion, hospitalization may be required. Mothers should be noticed that severe morning sickness may be found in: hydatidiform mole, twin pregnancy…. Therefore, when you found signs of severe morning sickness, it is necessary to have examination with doctors, periodical ultrasound. Doctors will evaluate health condition and provide appropriate interventionin order to ensure good health for mothers and babies.
 
At AIH, doctors and nutritionist will monitor, advise specifically each case to ensure pregnant women have the best care plan for mother and baby health. AIH is the 1^st hospital in Vietnam apply American standard labour room – LDRP, allow pregnant women and families have experience of delivery in a convenient and comfortable way in only 1 room for whole 4 stages: Labour – Delivery (vaginal) – Recovery – Postpartum.
 
Especially, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at AIH is well-equipped with standard modern equipment, together with cooperation of leading specialists include doctors, Pediatric & NICU nurses, physical therapist, pediatric nutritionist, support timely for delivery cases, ensure safety and the best care for babies once they are born.