The relationship between social support and nausea and vomiting in pregnancy

Objective: The purpose of the study is to examine the relationship between social support and nause and vomiting in pregnancy.Method: The study was conducted between the 1st February 2010 and 31st March 2010 on 450 pregnant women, whose pregnancies were 20-24 week and among 20-39 years age admitted to the outpatient clinic of Ege Doğumevi ve Kadın Hastalıkları Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Pregnancy Unit. To collect data, Pregnancy Information Tool, Nausea and Vomiting In Pregnancy Instrument, NVPI) and Multidimensonal Scale of Perceived Social Support were used.Results: Of the women who admitted to study %71.1 were seen nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. The mean beginning time 6.42±2.690 and mean nausea and vomiting time 9.98±4.493 were found in this study. There were no associations between the the mean scores of women?s nasuea and vomiting severity and perceived social support by the subtitles? groups such as family (r=0.034, p=0.476), friend (r=0.022, p=0.476) and significant person (r= - 0.003, p=0.952) and perceived total social support.Conclusion: Social support isn?t the only factor influencing nausea and vomiting in pregnancy.Key Words: Pregnant, Nausea and Vomiting In Pregnancy, Social Support, Nursing