The risk of eating disorder relapse during pregnancy and after delivery and postpartum depression among women recovered from eating disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies have shown that women of reproductive age develop eating disorders (EDs). Few studies have examined EDs in women by performing long-term follow-ups during pregnancy and after delivery. Our study aimed to identify relapse of EDs during pregnancy and after delivery as well as postpartum depression in women who had complete remission of EDs.

Methods

Of the 1008 patients with EDs who visited our outpatient clinic between 1994 and 2004, 55 experienced ED remission and pregnancy. Of these, 25 (21 with BN and 4 with AN) consented to participate in this study. Finally, 24 patients were included in this study after 1 patient was excluded owing to a miscarriage. They were interviewed every 2 weeks both during pregnancy and after giving birth. We used the Eating Atti

SUBMITTER: Makino M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7251919 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature