Killing themselves

With support from her family, Hannah continued with her pregnancy and, in April, devoted birth to a girl.

The moment she went into labour, the sickness stopped.

More than 5,000 girls from across the UK have shared their experience of HG with BBC News 😛 TAGEND Most had considered terminating their pregnancy One in three had thought of killing themselves About three-quarters were left with long-term physical and mental health problems, including post-traumatic stress disorder( PTSD) and depression More than one in three said their experience with their GP had been “poor” HG is very different from morning sickness, which affects about 80% of pregnant women While morning sickness is unpleasant, girls can usually continue with their daily lives and eat and beverage ordinarily But those with HG can vomit more than 50 times a day and feel constantly and severely nauseous, significantly interfering with their daily lives Complications can include serious vitamin deficiency from the excessive vomiting, significant weight loss, dehydration and malnutrition putting the health of both mom and newborn at risk It can often leave a woman bedridden for months, affecting her longer term mental and physical health One in 100 of all pregnant women is admitted to hospital because of severe sickness in pregnancy The British Pregnancy Advisory Service( BPAS) calculates 10% of women with HG discontinue their pregnancy Before IV fluids first introduced, HG was the leading cause of death in early pregnancy There is evidence to suggest Charlotte Bronte died of HG, in 1855 – her demise certification said tuberculosis but she was four months pregnant and had experienced severe nausea and vomiting Media captionHyperemesis gravidarum: Woman movies video diary for HG awareness