How common are nausea and vomiting in pregnancy?
Feeling sick to your stomach and vomiting is very common during early pregnancy. In fact, nausea and vomiting are the most
common symptoms in early pregnancy.
- About 7 in 10 women feel sick to their stomach during pregnancy.1
- Around 6 in 10 pregnant women have both nausea and vomiting.1
- The severe form of nausea and vomiting known as hyperemesis gravidarum is much less common. It affects about 1 in 200 pregnant women.2
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