Treatment of Hyperemesis Gravidarum by Hypnosis

Nausea and vomiting are the most common complaints in the first 14–16 weeks of pregnancy. The term hyperemesis gravidarum should be reserved for the most severe form of intractable vomiting (Taylor, 1962), when it is associated with signs of a disturbed nutritional status — such as dehydration, loss in body weight, elevated temperature, irregular pulse rate, and jaundice (Adams, Gordon and Combes, 1968).