SynthesisArchives of women's mental health2020
Eating disorders mothers and their children: a systematic review of the literature.
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45 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 88 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review of the clinical practice guidelines for the assessment, management and treatment of eating disorders during the perinatal period.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of maternal eating disorders on breastfeeding practices: a systematic review.Archives of women's mental health · 2021Pooled it
- Characterising the psychopathological profile of children at high-risk for eating disorders.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Psychiatric Morbidity Is Overrepresented in Young Girls at High Risk of Developing Anorexia Nervosa.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- No evidence of parental mental health influencing children's academic achievement: a within-family study.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- A unified theory of restrictive and addictive eating: a life course model integrating generational transmission, neurodevelopmental risk, and ultra-processed food use disorder-a theoretical review.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Review
- Maternal eating disorders and respiratory outcomes in childhood: findings from the EU Child Cohort Network.Thorax · 2026Article
- Affective Dimensions in Maternal Voice During Child Feeding in Mothers With and Without Eating Disorder History-Findings From a Machine Learning Analysis of Speech Data.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- Eating Disorders and Subthreshold Symptoms in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period: an Overview of Recent Research and Future Directions for Researchers and Clinicians.Current psychiatry reports · 2026Review
- Strong feelings, small bites: investigating emotional undereating in children's picky eating and food neophobia within the family context.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Understanding the perspectives and needs towards midwifery care of women with an eating disorder history during pregnancy and postpartum: A qualitative study.European journal of midwifery · 2026Article
- An evaluation of an online education module to improve clinician knowledge and management of eating disorders in the peripartum: a three-month follow-up.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Transgenerational transmission of eating disorders: the role of eating disorder symptoms and socio-cultural attitudes.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Maternal polycystic ovarian syndrome and offspring psychopathology and neurodevelopment.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2025Review
- Bonding and parent-child quality of interaction in parents with eating disorder: A scoping review.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025Article
- An (un)answered cry for help: a qualitative study exploring the subjective meaning of eating disorders in the context of transgenerational trauma.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Longitudinal trajectories of eating disorder symptoms in mothers: the predictive role of PTSD and childhood trauma.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Mothers' eating disorder history and mother and infant attention to food during infant meal times: a candidate for intergenerational transmission of eating disorder behaviours.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- Parent to Child Intergenerational Transmission of Direct and Indirect Weight and Shape Communication.Journal of child and family studies · 2025Article
- Infant feeding for women with an eating disorder: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
To provide an overview of the impact of maternal eating disorders (ED) on child development in a number of domains including feeding and eating behaviour, neuropsychological profile and cognitive development, psychopathology and temperament. PubMed, Embase and PsychInfo were searched for studies exploring the impact of maternal ED on children between January 1980 and September 2018. Initial search yielded 569 studies. After exclusion, 32 studies were reviewed. Overall, available evidence shows that children of mothers with ED are at increased risk of disturbances in several domains. They exhibit more difficulties in feeding and eating behaviours, display more psychopathological and socio-emotional difficulties, and they are more likely to be described as having a difficult temperament. Maternal ED have an impact on child psychological, cognitive and eating behaviours, and might affect the development of ED in the offspring. Future research should focus on resilience and on which protective factors might lead to positive outcomes. These factors can be then used as therapeutic and preventative targets.
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