Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy (Morning Sickness)

Morning sickness is the colloquial term given to feelings of malaise - specifically nausea and vomiting - experienced during pregnancy. 

‘Morning sickness’ is widely considered to be an inaccurate name for the condition, as a person may feel ill at any point during the day (or night) and is not exclusive to the hours of the morning. Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) is the preferred term.

Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) affects birthing parents during the first trimester.However, some people will experience these symptoms all the way up until delivery (Novakovic 2017; Healthdirect 2018).

Across healthcare, there is an apparent lack of understanding of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy, in terms of why it occurs and how it manifests (Taylor 2019).