NVP status n = 367 | 1st trimester of pregnancy a | |
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Maternal age-yr (mean ± SD) | 31.74 | ± 4.70 |
Gestational Age -wk (mean ± SD) | 11.03 | ± 1.84 |
Race/ethnicity- n (%) | ||
Caucasian | 298 | (81.20) |
Asian | 15 | (4.09) |
Black | 37 | (10.08) |
Hispanic | 17 | (4.63) |
NVP - n (%) | ||
Yes | 288 | (78.47) |
No | 79 | (21.53) |
Severity of NVP – n (%) | ||
Mild | 145 | (52.16) |
Moderate | 126 | (45.32) |
Severe | 7 | (2.52) |
Intensity of nausea (range 0–10 b ) – (mean ± SD) | 4.69 | ± 2.48 |
Excessive salivation- n (%) | 73 | (25.98) |
Distress caused by excessive salivation- n (%) | ||
Not at all | 7 | (9.72) |
Slightly | 24 | (33.33) |
Moderatly | 17 | (23.61) |
Greatly | 7 | (9.72) |
Unbearable | 17 | (23.61) |
Medications use to treat NVP in 1 st trimester c – n (%) | 57 | (20.36) |
Non-pharmacological methods use for NVP in 1 st trimester d–n (%) | 50 | (17.86) |