A study to evaluate the effectiveness of ginger tea on management of pregnancy induced nausea and vomiting among antenatal mothers at selected Villages, Nellore, A.P

Abstract

Background: One of the most common unpleasant discomfort of pregnancy is pregnancy induced nausea and vomiting, also called nausea gravidarum and emesis gravidarum. Although nausea and vomiting tend to be worse in the morning, thus erroneously termed morning sickness, they frequently continue throughout the day. These symptoms are frequently experienced by women in the first trimester of pregnancy; affecting 50-80% of pregnant women. Objectives: 1.To assess the severity of nausea and vomiting among antenatal mothers. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of ginger tea on management of pregnancy induced nausea and vomiting. 3. To find the association between the effectiveness of ginger tea on pregnancy induced nausea and vomiting among antenatal mothers with selected socio demographic variables. Methods: Experimental design was used and 30 antenatal mothers were selected from NMCH, Nellore. Results: The study concluded that that there was a significant reduction pregnancy induced nausea and vomiting among antenatal mothers in experimental group as compared to the control group. This shows that the ginger tea was very effective in reducing the vomiting symptoms associated with pregnancy.