The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the use of hand massage stimulation techniques on nausea-vomiting severity and quality of life in pregnant women diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum.

Research Hypotheses H1-a: The use of hand massage stimulation techniques in pregnant women diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum reduces the severity of nausea-vomiting.

H1-b: The use of hand massage stimulation techniques in pregnant women diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum increases the quality of life.

Data will be collected from pregnant women diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum in the maternity ward. It will be ensured that the midwifery intervention is implemented in a way that does not disrupt the examination routine. Seed therapy (su-jok) will be applied by researcher Esra Nur Emre, who has a basic level su jok therapy certificate.

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the use of hand massage stimulation techniques on nausea-vomiting severity and quality of life in pregnant women diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum.

Data will be collected from pregnant women diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum in the maternity ward of Hatay Dörtyol State Hospital. Participants who meet the inclusion criteria and agree to participate will be informed about the study and participants who fill out the "Minimum Informed Consent Form" will be included in the study. Data collection tools will be applied to pregnant women who agree to participate in the study by the researcher through face-to-face interviews. Data collection forms will be applied by the researcher, paying attention to patient privacy, and the pre-test data collection phase will be completed. After the pre-test data collection phase is completed, hand stimulation techniques (su-jok seed therapy) will be applied to the pregnant women in the experimental group by the researcher. After the pregnant women are given detailed information about the application, pain points will be determined according to the organ reflections on the hand. Green mung bean seeds, which are seeds used for nausea, will be fixed on the detected points and the fixed seed will be removed after 5-6 hours. The experimental group will be completed in two sessions in 24 hours. The second session will start with correct point detection and proceed in the same way as the first session. The procedure will be terminated after 5-6 hours. The PUQE (Nausea and Vomiting Severity Evaluation in Pregnancy) Test and the SF 36 Quality of Life Scale will be re-applied from the data collection forms. No intervention will be applied to the women in the control group, however, the Personal Information Form, Visual Analog Scale, PUQE (Nausea and Vomiting Severity Evaluation in Pregnancy) Test and the SF 36 Quality of Life Scale will be applied simultaneously with the experimental group.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant women who are over 18 years old,
• Who can read and write,
• Who do not have any psychiatric disorders,
• Who are not experiencing a risky pregnancy,
• Who are hospitalized with a diagnosis of hyperemesis gravidarum,
• Who do not react negatively to any interventions aimed at touch, such as massage,
• Who have full and healthy tissue integrity in the area where the massage will be performed

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those whose pregnancy has ended for any reason,
• Those who have not been hospitalized despite being diagnosed,
• Pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy

Research results will be shared.