The Relation of Maternal Factors to the Severity of Hyperemesis Gravidarum

Objective: To assess the relation of maternal factors to the severity of hyperemesis gravidarum.Study design: Cross-sectional study.Setting: Mansoura University Hospitals.Patients and Methods: 120 pregnant women with an intrauterine viable singleton pregnancy of less than 16 weeks' gestation complaining of vomiting with pregnancy.Results: 33 (65.34%) patients were primigravida, 36 (30%) patients were nullipara, 33 (27.5%) patients were primipara,, 48 (40%) patients had BMI 0.05).Conclusions: Frequency of vomiting and PUQE score were significantly higher in age group (16-25 y), BMI group (<18), parity (0 and 1), in patients with past history of HG , dysmenorrhea and family history of HG (P value <0.05). ketonuria was significantly higher in age group (16-25 y), BMI group (<18), parity (0 and 1) and in patients with past history of HG (P value <0.05). Ketonuria was insignificantly different in patients with passive smoking.