nausea and vomiting of pregnancy is a common physiological disorder affecting large number of expectant mother It is important that health professionals do not dismiss it, but support the mother through validation of her symptom and attention to her physiological need and are able to give correct and comprehensive advice on how to deal with the condition . Pharmacological medication should be avoided unless the woman is vomiting frequently, or has progressed to pathological hyperemesis gravidarum. Women should be asked what, if any self-help strategies they have use. Midwives are in an invaluable situation to advise women about suggested complementary therapies, as show in Table 2, but they should diplomatically attempt to correct women if they are misusing natural remedies.