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Why are pregnant women still dying from a sickness condition that can be treated?

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This week the team talk about the shocking case of a young pregnant woman who died in November, driven to despair by the severe sickness condition hyperemesis gravidarum. The illness, which famously affected Catherine, Princess of Wales, during her first and third pregnancies, hits three per cent of expectant mothers. And Dr Caitlin Dean of Pregnancy Sickness Support reveals that it's 'not uncommon' for women with the nightmarish condition, which some describe as 'feeling like you're dying', to have suicidal thoughts. Yet many are dismissed by doctors who think it's just morning sickness. We also hear from Jessica, a midwife who's suffered it herself, about why health workers and pregnant women themselves are so reluctant to take medication.

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