Richard Chudacoff, MD

ObGyn.net blogger Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG, responds to the news that new health care laws will require pharmaceutical companies to disclose all payments to doctors.

While morning sickness can occur in up to 70% of all pregnancies, it is usually more troublesome than serious. The more severe and disturbing condition, hyperemesis gravidarum, may complicate up to .3% of pregnancies, causing physiological changes that may effect the mother and fetus.