Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Heitmann, Kristine"
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The burden of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy: severe impacts on quality of life, daily life functioning and willingness to become pregnant again – results from a cross-sectional study
Heitmann, Kristine; Nordeng, Hedvig Marie Egeland; Havnen, Gro Cecilie; Solheimsnes, Anja; Holst, Lone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-02-28)Background: Though nausea and vomiting is very common during pregnancy, no studies have investigated the impact of this condition on the women’s daily lives in a Scandinavian population. The aim of this study was to describe ... -
Kartlegging av holdninger til og bruk av urtemedisin i svangerskapet - En intervjuundersøkelse blant 142 barselkvinner ved Haukeland Universitetssjukehus
Heitmann, Kristine (Master thesis, 2009-09-18)Bakgrunn: Mange kvinner opplever en eller flere plager under graviditet. Få konvensjonelle legemidler er godkjente til bruk i svangerskapet, og flere vestlige studier rapporterer at en stor andel av gravide kvinner bruker ... -
Nausea in pregnancy: attitudes among pregnant women and general practitioners on treatment and pregnancy care
Heitmann, Kristine; Svendsen, Hans Christian; Sporsheim, Ingvild H.; Holst, Lone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02-08)Objective: Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (NVP) is very common, and may have great impact on a woman’s life. The aim of this study was to explore thoughts and attitudes among Norwegian pregnant women and GPs on ... -
Pregnancy outcome after use of cranberry in pregnancy - the Norwegian mother and child cohort study
Heitmann, Kristine; Nordeng, Hedvig; Holst, Lone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-12-07)Background: Cranberry is one of the most commonly used herbs during pregnancy. The herb has been used traditionally against urinary tract infections. No studies are found that specifically address the risk of malformations ... -
Treatment of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy - with special focus on attitudes to and use of pharmacological treatment
Heitmann, Kristine (Doctoral thesis, 2016-05-25)Background: Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (NVP) is one of the most commonly experienced pregnancy complaints and has been associated with decreased quality of life and occupational and daily life functioning, as ... -
Treatment of nausea in pregnancy: a cross-sectional multinational web-based study of pregnant women and new mothers
Heitmann, Kristine; Holst, Lone; Lupattelli, Angela; Maltepe, Caroline; Nordeng, Hedvig Marie Egeland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-12-01)Background. The factors related to the treatment of nausea during pregnancy have not yet been investigated in several countries simultaneously. The present study aimed to describe differences in self-reported nausea during ... -
Women's perspectives on the management and consequences of hyperemesis gravidarum - a descriptive interview study
Havnen, Gro Cecilie; Truong, Maria Bich-Thuy; Huynh Do, Mai-Linh; Heitmann, Kristine; Holst, Lone; Nordeng, Hedvig Marie Egeland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objective: Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) affects 0.3–3% of pregnant women and is a leading cause of hospitalization in early pregnancy. The aim of the study was to investigate women’s treatment and management of HG, as well ...