Ioannis Tsakiridis1, Apostolos Mamopoulos2, Apostolos Athanasiadis3, Themistoklis Dagklis4. 1. Resident Assistant. 2. Associate Professor. 3. Professor. 4. Consultant in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Third Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Abstract
IMPORTANCE: Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) affects a high proportion of the pregnant population. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare and synthesize recommendations from national guidelines regarding the management of NVP. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: A descriptive review of 3 recently published national guidelines on NVP was conducted: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists on "The Management of Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy and Hyperemesis Gravidarum," American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists on "Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy," and Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada on "The Management of Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy." These guidelines were summarized and compared in terms of the recommended management of pregnant women. The quality of evidence was also reviewed based on the method of reporting. RESULTS: Several differences were identified on the different guidelines regarding the management of NVP. Frequent small meals and avoidance of iron supplements are recommended for prevention. The consumption of ginger, acustimulations, antihistamines, phenothiazines, dopamine, and serotonin 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 receptor antagonists is routinely recommended for use in the community as treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Evidence-based medicine may lead to the adoption of an international guideline for the management of NVP, which may lead to a more effective management of that entity.
IMPORTANCE: Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) affects a high proportion of the pregnant population. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare and synthesize recommendations from national guidelines regarding the management of NVP. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: A descriptive review of 3 recently published national guidelines on NVP was conducted: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists on "The Management of Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy and Hyperemesis Gravidarum," American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists on "Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy," and Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada on "The Management of Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy." These guidelines were summarized and compared in terms of the recommended management of pregnant women. The quality of evidence was also reviewed based on the method of reporting. RESULTS: Several differences were identified on the different guidelines regarding the management of NVP. Frequent small meals and avoidance of iron supplements are recommended for prevention. The consumption of ginger, acustimulations, antihistamines, phenothiazines, dopamine, and serotonin 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 receptor antagonists is routinely recommended for use in the community as treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Evidence-based medicine may lead to the adoption of an international guideline for the management of NVP, which may lead to a more effective management of that entity.
Authors: Roger Gadsby; Diana Ivanova; Emma Trevelyan; Jane L Hutton; Sarah Johnson Journal: BMC Pregnancy Childbirth Date: 2021-01-06 Impact factor: 3.007