Influence of nursing care in the prevention of hyperemesis gravidarum

Abstract

The objectives of this study was to find out if nursing assistance given to pregnant women, specifically in relation to nauses and vomiting, would help prevent hyperemesis gravidarum. Nursing assistance consisted basically in orientation regarding diet and help in the solution of emotional problems, both given to the palíenles when they came to the out patient department for pre-natal control. Thirty pregnant women were studied. The data obtained were not significant, due probabity to a number of causes, including: small population; infrequent nurse-patient meetings; lack of control over the patients' diet. This study was therefore considered as a pilot study.