Complementary medicine for pregnancy complications

Michelle Woolhouse1

  • 1michellewoolhouse@hotmail.com

Australian Family Physician
|September 14, 2006
PubMed

For some women, pregnancy can bring a myriad of distressing symptoms. Nausea affects up to 85% of women during early pregnancy and about half of these women also experience vomiting. For some women, it can be very debilitating. Conventional anti-emetics bring with them a risk of potential teratogenic effects during the critical stage of early pregnancy. Women tend to feel more comfortable taking a natural or herbal substance to help manage these issues.