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Health Check: Closer to a cure for morning sickness

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Closer to a cure for morning sickness

2023/12/13 GMT

BBC World Service - Health Check, Closer to a cure for morning sickness

Researchers work out why some pregnant women are more at risk of morning sickness

Finding a cure for morning sickness; Fly infestation in Port Sudan; Antimicrobial resistance in Ukraine war; Does bad news affect our mental health?

Morning sickness affects 4 in 5 women at some point in pregnancy but until now we’ve known little about why.  Now researchers in the USA, Sri Lanka and the UK have discovered that it could be linked to a hormone produced in the placenta, and the mother’s reaction to it. Dr Graham Easton explains how it could lead to new cures. 

He also brings Claudia Hammond news from Ukraine where the ongoing war has caused an increase in multidrug-resistant organisms. The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Center for Public Health of Ukraine are calling the spread of antimicrobial resistance in Ukraine an urgent crisis. 

People living in Port Sudan, the country’s biggest sea port city, have spent days struck by an unprecedented infestation of flies. Claudia hears how it has made everyday life almost impossible, and how it could have long term health consequences for residents. 

And how does watching news coverage of disasters make you feel? Claudia discusses how bad news can impact our mental health with Roxane Cohen Silver, Distinguished Professor of Psychological Science, Medicine, and Public Health at the University of California Irvine, and Michael Clemence, Associate Director, Trends & Futures at Ipsos.  
 
Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Clare Salisbury 
Assistant Producer: Jonathan Blackwell

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