According to a study conducted by researchers from the American Institutes of Health (NIH) and published by the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, nausea and miscarriage would be linked in a way that is still inexplicable.
The scientists analyzed data from 797 pregnant women who had already suffered one or two miscarriages. They were asked to record in a diary all the times they felt nauseous. Nearly 57% of them suffered from nausea and 26% from vomiting from the 8th week of pregnancy. Throughout the duration of the study, 188 participants had a miscarriage and it is clear that those who were prone to nausea and vomiting were exposed to a lower risk of miscarriage, from 50 to 75%, compared to to women who have not suffered from it.
The study should be taken with a grain of salt since each pregnancy is different and there is no reason to worry for women who do not suffer from nausea. Every woman is different and the absence of nausea absolutely does not include a miscarriage.
We still do not know the exact origin of nausea during pregnancy, but it is due to the hormone human chorionic gonadrophin (hCG) that the body produces in large quantities during pregnancy. It is between the 12th and 14th week of pregnancy, when the placenta begins to nourish the baby, the level of hCG decreases and the risk of miscarriage decreases in the same way.
Many women experience no nausea and experience a healthy, uncomplicated pregnancy. This study also aims to reassure women suffering from nausea.
