Effect of Family Centered Consultation on Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy: A Clinical Trial Study

Abstract

Introduction: Nausea and vomiting is the prevalent complications of early pregnancy; the severity of its symptoms can decrease with different protections.  This study was conducted to determine the effect of family-oriented consultation on nausea and vomiting in pregnant women. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study 90 pregnant women referring to Famenin health care centers in 2017 were selected and assigned randomly in study and control croups. The data gathering tool was demographic information, midwifery, nutrition, psychological and standard questionnaire of PUQE, which were completed at the beginning of the study and two weeks after the completion of intervention. The intervention was conducted through two weekly counseling sessions with pregnant women and their family. The content of the consultation sessions was about diet, lifestyle, and family supports. The control group received just the routine prenatal care. Finally, the data was analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics by SPSS16. Results: Our results showed that the two groups were statistically similar in demographic and midwifery features. According to the results there was a significant reduction about the mean scores of nausea and vomiting severity in the study group after the intervention (P<0.05). However, there was a significant difference between the mean scores of nausea and vomiting severity in the study group before and after the intervention too (P<0.05). Conclusions: Family-based counseling can reduce the severity of nausea and vomiting in prenatal women. So, it is recommended as an effective, safe and accessible treatment method