نشریه پرستاری ایران (Nov 1999)
Vitamin B6 Is it an effective therapy for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
Abstract
Background: Nausea and vomiting ane common complications of pregnancy which with available managements are not actually treatable. Vitamin 86 deficiency has been postulated as a cause. Objective: To find out the effect of vitamin 86 consumption on reducing the intensity of nausea and frequency of vomiting of Pregnancy. Design: The study was a randomized double blind placebo controlled trial. The frequency of vomiting and the intensity of nausea. VAS) 24 hourse prior to research were compared with that of mean value for 3 days treatment. Sample: Hundred and four primigravida woman with gestational age of 16 weeks or less, who were randomly divided into two groups recieving vitamin 86(52) or Placebo (52). Result: Both vitamin 86 and placebo were effective on reducing the intensity of nausea (p<O.05) but there was no significant difference between them. Neither vitamin 86 nor placebo were effective on reducing the frequency of vomiting. Conclusion: vitamin 86 can be used as an harmless placebo in treating nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. Furthur researches are recommended with different dosage and length of treatment with vitamin 86.