Introduction
Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP) is a common medical condition experienced by pregnant women, with approximately 70–85% suffering from nausea and up to 50% from vomiting.1,2 Severe symptoms such as hyperemesis gravidarum (HG; the severe form of NVP) occur in 0.3–2% of all pregnancies and can have significant negative impacts on both the pregnant woman and developing fetus.
The immediate effects of this condition include significant ketones in urine, rapid weight reduction, nutritional deficiencies, fluid loss, and imbalanced electrolytes.3 When ketone levels in urine become excessive, they can overwhelm kidney function, negatively impacting pregnancy. This makes ketone measurement in urine a crucial parameter for evaluating the severity of…