Obstetrician: 'Some women with Hyperemesis are choosing not to continue with their pregnancy'

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Obstetrician: 'Some women with Hyperemesis are choosing not to continue with their pregnancy'
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Women with a severe vomiting illness during pregnancy are suffering from mental health issues, with some choosing not to continue with their pregnancy, consultant obstetrician at the National Maternity Hospital Professor Mary Higgins has said

WOMEN WITH A severe vomiting illness during pregnancy are suffering from mental health issues, with some choosing not to continue with their pregnancy, according to a consultant obstetrician at the National Maternity Hospital and assistant professor at UCD, Professor Mary Higgins.

Budget 2023 set out that funding of €1 million would be set aside to facilitate reimbursement of the drug, however, since its implementation this year, criticisms have been levelled at the barriers that have been created for women. Every Tuesday afternoon, the National Maternity Hospital holds a clinic specifically for their patients with hyperemesis, where they are seen by psychologists from the mental health team who talk to women about how to deal with living with HG during their pregnancy.

“I believe the number of women who have been approved for the product is 144 as of today. This is slightly ahead of projections in terms of the funding allocated,” he said. Campaigners, including medical experts and GPs have queried the rationale of stating that unlicensed products cannot be reimbursed, stating that there are a list of other drugs, which are also unlicensed, which are prescribed regularly for other illnesses.

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