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Women plead for support to deal with pregnancy illness hyperemesis gravidarum

Tamara Grantham felt no-one was taking her illness seriously to begin with. (ABC News: Felicity James)

Imagine having an intense gastro-like illness for months on end, while also being pregnant.

That's how Tamara Grantham describes the pregnancy illness hyperemesis gravidarum — also known as HG — which can leave pregnant women debilitated, dehydrated and unable to eat or care for themselves.

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