Extreme morning sickness could lead to lifelong emotional, behavioral disorders in kids

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 21:30 in Health & Medicine

A new study suggests that an extreme form of pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting known as hyperemesis gravidarum -- which already takes a heavy toll on thousands of women each year and can lead to hospitalization and pregnancy termination -- is also linked to an increased risk of anxiety, bipolar disorder and depression in adulthood among individuals whose mothers had the condition.

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