ArticleThe International journal of eating disorders2013
Course and predictors of maternal eating disorders in the postpartum period.
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- Eating Disorders in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2020Pooled it
- A review of purging disorder through meta-analysis.Journal of abnormal psychology · 2017Pooled it
- Epidemiology, health-related quality of life and economic burden of binge eating disorder: a systematic literature review.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2015Pooled it
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- Arabic translation and psychometric testing of the prenatal eating behaviors screening tool.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
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- The natural course of binge-eating disorder: findings from a prospective, community-based study of adults.Psychological medicine · 2024Article
- Ovarian Hormones and Binge Eating in Adulthood: Summary of Findings and Implications for Individual Differences in Risk in Women.Current directions in psychological science · 2023Article
- Disordered eating during pregnancy among individuals participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).Eating behaviors · 2023Article
- Psychiatric visits during the postpartum year in women with eating disorders who continue or discontinue antidepressant treatment in pregnancy.The International journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- Association of Eating Disorders in Prenatal and Perinatal Women and Its Complications in Their Offspring.Cureus · 2022Review
- Body Image Dissatisfaction, Breastfeeding Experiences, and Self-Efficacy in Postpartum Women with and Without Eating Disorder Symptoms.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association · 2022Article
- Evaluating the predictive validity of purging disorder by comparison to bulimia nervosa at long-term follow-up.The International journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
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objectiveTo investigate course and predictors of eating disorders in the postpartum period.
methodA total of 77,807 women, participating in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa), completed questionnaires during pregnancy including items covering DSM-IV criteria for prepregnancy anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS-P), and binge eating disorder (BED). Additional questionnaires were completed at 18 and 36 months postpartum.
resultsProportions of women remitting at 18 months and 36 months postpartum were 50% and 59% for AN, 39% and 30% for BN, 46% and 57% for EDNOS-P, and 45% and 42% for BED, respectively. However, disordered eating persisted in a substantial proportion of women meeting criteria for either full or subthreshold eating disorders. BN during pregnancy increased the risk for continuation of BN. BMI and psychological distress were significantly associated with course of BED. DISCUSSION: This is the first large-scale population-based study on course of eating disorders in the postpartum period. The results indicated that disordered eating persists in a substantial proportion of women with prepregnancy eating disorders. Health care professionals working with women in this phase of life need to pay specific attention to eating disorder symptoms and behaviors.
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