Open AccessAcupressure and Ginger to Relieve Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy: a Randomized Study
Author(s) -
Farzaneh Saberi,
Zohreh Sadat,
Masoumeh Abedzadeh-Kalahroudi,
Mahboubeh Taebi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
iranian red crescent medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2074-1812
pISSN - 2074-1804
DOI - 10.5812/ircmj.12984
Subject(s) - acupressure , medicine , nausea , vomiting , retching , pregnancy , kowsar , randomized controlled trial , analysis of variance , adverse effect , anesthesia , obstetrics , physical therapy , alternative medicine , pathology , biology , genetics
Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) is the most common medical condition of pregnancy, affecting up to 85% of expecting mothers. NVP can have serious adverse effects on the quality of a woman's life, social, and domestic functioning, and her general well-being. Therefore, it is very important to treat this condition.