Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, University of Al Kafeel, Najaf, Iraq
Research
Maternal safety of pyridoxine and doxylamine combined for pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting
Author(s): Widad Abd AL-Jabbar*, Nada Abdulhur Abed Alibraheemi, Yasmeen Ali Hussein, Saad Mashkoor Waleed and Najah R. Hadi
Background: Up to ninety percent of pregnant mothers experience nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP) which is the most prevalent medical condition during pregnancy. Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), a severe prognosis form of nausea and vomiting, affects 0.3% to 3.6% of pregnant mothers in the world. HG is lead to fetal and maternal morbidity as well as nutritional deficiencies during pregnancy period in addition to its effect on mentality, injury to oesophagous, and birth abnormalities such as premature delivery, low birth weight. The purpose of the present research is to assessing the safety of doxylamine & pyridoxine combination in nausea and vomiting in pregnancy compared to B6 only.
Patients and methods: One hundred fifty pregnant women suffering from nausea and vomiting during pregnancy were enrolled in this study. Randomized divided .. Read More»