morning sickness
noun
: nausea and vomiting that occurs typically in the morning especially during the earlier months of pregnancy
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Unlike typical morning sickness, HG can cause prolonged vomiting, dehydration, weight loss and malnutrition.
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
From severe morning sickness to complications that required hospitalization, the experience left me exhausted and anxious about the possibility of going through it again.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
In the 1960s, a drug called thalidomide that was widely prescribed to treat morning sickness in pregnant women caused severe birth defects in over 10,000 children around the world.
—Almut Winterstein, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2025
Nausea and vomiting symptoms associated with morning sickness can reduce appetite and overall food intake.9
On the other hand, research has also shown that some pregnant people eat more milk, meat, and eggs as a result of the nausea and vomiting during the early stages of pregnancy.
—Laura Schober, Health, 21 Aug. 2025
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
From severe morning sickness to complications that required hospitalization, the experience left me exhausted and anxious about the possibility of going through it again.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
In the 1960s, a drug called thalidomide that was widely prescribed to treat morning sickness in pregnant women caused severe birth defects in over 10,000 children around the world.
—Almut Winterstein, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2025
Nausea and vomiting symptoms associated with morning sickness can reduce appetite and overall food intake.9
On the other hand, research has also shown that some pregnant people eat more milk, meat, and eggs as a result of the nausea and vomiting during the early stages of pregnancy.
—Laura Schober, Health, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for morning sickness
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“Morning sickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morning%20sickness. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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