Eating disorders in pregnancy

BMJ. 2008 Jan 12;336(7635):93-6. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39393.689595.BE.

Abstract

Pregnancy can complicate an eating disorder as changes in body shape may increase anxiety about weight gain. Pregnant women with eating disorders need enhanced monitoring and postnatal support

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Breast Feeding
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infertility, Female / etiology
  • Mother-Child Relations
  • Preconception Care / methods
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / etiology*
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Prenatal Care / methods
  • Puerperal Disorders / etiology