Midwifery co-management of hyperemesis gravidarum
Hyperemesis gravidarum is an infrequent, yet significant, maternal complication of pregnancy. Beginning with the frequently experienced nausea and vomiting of pregnancy, symptoms can progress to hyperemesis, a debilitating condition affecting maternal and fetal well-being. A basic understanding of t...
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| Published in: | Journal of midwifery & women's health Vol. 45; no. 6; pp. 457 - 464 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, UK
Elsevier Inc
01-11-2000
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
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| Summary: | Hyperemesis gravidarum is an infrequent, yet significant, maternal complication of pregnancy. Beginning with the frequently experienced nausea and vomiting of pregnancy, symptoms can progress to hyperemesis, a debilitating condition affecting maternal and fetal well-being. A basic understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease process and an awareness of the therapeutic interventions that are available will facilitate midwifery planning for either the collaborative care or the potential referral to medical management, both of which may be required with this clinical entity. The diagnosis and initial management of hyperemesis is within the purview of midwifery care. As certain critical features of duration and severity evolve, medical collaboration and ultimate hospitalization may be required. For those few individuals requiring the most intense level of care, the critical support and encouragement afforded by midwifery participation will contribute to timely resolution of this debilitating condition. This article discusses the continuum from differential diagnosis to ultimate care of the woman who has excessive nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. Collaboration among health care providers will allow all to exercise their respective skills in achieving the optimum in safe therapy and support for their patients. |
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| Bibliography: | ark:/67375/WNG-5M4NSJPW-L ArticleID:JMWH2401 istex:D931CF9AC9CAFD832958A23D751F42CA23C33A54 J. Patrick Lavery is a perinatologist at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, Michigan. He also serves as Bronson's Medical Director of Women's Reproductive Services. Dr. Lavery is a professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive medicine at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. Joan Slager is director of nurse‐midwifery for the Bronson Women's Service at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, Michigan. She received her nurse‐midwifery certificate from the community‐based Nurse‐Midwifery Education Program at the Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing in 1991 and her Masters of Science in Nursing from Case Western Reserve University in 1993. CNMs/CMs and midwives as used herein refer to those midwifery practitioners who are certified by the American College of Nurse‐Midwives (ACNM) or the ACNM Certification Council, Inc.; midwifery refers to the profession as practiced in accordance with the standards promulgated by the ACNM. ObjectType-Case Study-3 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 ObjectType-Feature-5 ObjectType-Report-2 ObjectType-Article-4 ObjectType-Article-2 ObjectType-Feature-1 |
| ISSN: | 1526-9523 1542-2011 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S1526-9523(00)00074-X |