One of the worst aspects of pregnancy, morning sickness, has recently been found to be a good early sign when it comes to pregnancy health. According to a recent report by Stefanie Hinkle1 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in America, women who experience nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy were much less likely to have a miscarriage.
The study which was published in the JAMA Internal Medicine reviewed data from 797 women collected from another study, and compared the daily diaries of these women to find out how many pregnancies were resulted in the birth of a baby. Of these just over half of the pregnant women reported experiencing nausea, and a quarter nausea with vomiting.
According to the results of the study, women who said that they feel sick, or reported severe morning sickness in the first 8 weeks of pregnancy were found to be 50 to 75% less likely to experience pregnancy loss.
Other studies have found positive correlations between morning sickness symptoms and high IQ, lower prevenlance of birth defects, fewer premature births,
So if you are feeling sick in the first trimester, this is not necessarily a bad thing.
Journal Reference:
1. Stefanie N. Hinkle, Sunni L. Mumford, Katherine L. Grantz, Robert M. Silver, Emily M. Mitchell, Lindsey A. Sjaarda, Rose G. Radin, Neil J. Perkins, Noya Galai, Enrique F. Schisterman. Association of Nausea and Vomiting During Pregnancy With Pregnancy Loss. JAMA Internal Medicine, 2016; DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.5641
