It Takes A Princess: Kate Middleton Pregnancy Draws Attention To Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 16:31
in Psychology & Sociology
The announcement that Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge (and, despite our title, not a princess, like Diana was, for arcane reasons that only experts in Teutonic monarchy understand) is expecting her first child is bringing attention to a little-known pregnancy condition known as hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), a severe form of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy that can be debilitating because it causes serious dehydration and malnutrition. read more