I threw up every single day of my pregnancy. Everything made my stomach turn—water, crackers, a hopeful sip of ginger ale; the things you’re supposed to try when you are sick. But this was not regular ...

Until about five years ago, scientists believed the pregnancy hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), was the culprit.

Morning sickness can start as early as the fifth week of pregnancy. Most people see an improvement in symptoms by the end of the first trimester. Feeling sick during pregnancy is common and usually ...

Severe sickness during pregnancy can be life-threatening for both mother and child, but women are often told it is all "in their heads," said geneticist Marlena Fejzo, who is on a mission to dispel ...

Pregnant woman pictured standing in front of a bathroom mirror holding her mouth as if she's going to be ill. Nausea and vomiting are extremely common in the early stages of pregnancy, and they've ...

The excitement and joy of impending parenthood often come with many surprises. While morning sickness is a well-documented and familiar symptom for expectant mothers, what may catch some couples off ...

Pregnancy is a beautiful experience, but it can be uncomfortable too. One of the many discomforts of pregnancy is morning sickness, a term that refers to the all-too-common queasiness that can occur ...

Researchers have discovered that GDF15, a hormone that occurs in low amounts throughout the body but is generated at more significant levels during pregnancy, causes morning sickness. Expectant ...

Many pregnant people struggle with nausea and vomiting, especially during the first trimester. The name "morning sickness" makes it sound like a minor inconvenience that goes away with time (and maybe ...

The staggering toll of hyperemesis gravidarum—an extreme form of morning sickness—on pregnant women has been revealed by a new study, with more than half of subjects saying they had considered ending ...

January is the most popular month of the year for women to find out they’re pregnant, but that discovery sometimes comes with pesky side effects. Morning sickness has always affected pregnant women, ...