Morning Sickness May Be Good for Fetus
The above headline comes from the May 2, 2000 Reuters Health Information
service. The article goes on to say,
"morning sickness may be natures
way of ensuring that the developing fetus gets the proper nutrition."
This information was published in a report in the May issue of Obstetrics and
Gynecology. The report suggests that the nausea and vomiting so many women
experience during the first months of pregnancy may nourish their babies by
keeping certain hormone levels in balance.
One of the chief researchers, Rachel R. Huxleya, from the Institute of Health
Sciences in Oxford, UK, noted that, "women with morning sickness are
less likely to suffer miscarriages or have premature or low birth weight
babies." She also noted that, "Several studies have shown that
women with no morning sickness symptoms have higher rates of miscarriage and
underweight babies,"
Bruce Hensel, M.D. a Medical Correspondent may have summed it up best when he
said, "This is another example of how what appears to be an adverse
bodily reaction to a condition might actually be a protective reaction
instead."
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