Pregnancy Sickness Support
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Pregnancy Sickness Support is a UK charity supporting women experiencing nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and Hyperemesis gravidarum.[1]
Pregnancy Sickness Support was registered as a Charitable Trust in 2002 by founders Dr. Anthony Barnie-Adshead, his daughter Caroline Adshead and Dr. Roger Gadsby. Dr. Barnie-Adshead had become interested in pregnancy sickness and hyperemesis gravidarum in the 1960s during his career as a GP and initiated novel research trying to find the cause.[2]
In 2014, Caitlin Dean was appointed as a trustee and currently holds the chair.[3]
Aims
The goal of the charity is to help those experiencing nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum with:
- The development of a helpline to give information and support.
- The production of leaflets to explain pregnancy sickness with helpful information for sufferers and carers.
- Offering information about treatments available for pregnancy sickness and hyperemesis gravidarum.
- Provision of resources and information to educate doctors and healthcare professionals about the condition.
- Raising awareness of pregnancy sickness and hyperemesis gravidarum amongst the general public through articles and information.
- Encouragement of further research into the condition, its impact and its treatments.[4]