Eating Disorders During Gestation: Implications for Mother's Health, Fetal Outcomes, and Epigenetic Changes.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Eating disorders (EDs) have increased globally in women of childbearing age, related to the concern for body shape promoted in industrialized countries. Pregnancy may exacerbate a previous ED or conversely may be a chance for improving eating patterns due to the mother's concern for the unborn baby. EDs may impact pregnancy evolution and increase the risk of adverse outcomes such as miscarriage, preterm delivery, poor fetal growth, or malformations, but the knowledge on this topic is limited. Methods: We performed a systematic review of studies on humans in order to clarify the mechanisms underpinning the adverse pregnancy outcomes in patients with EDs. Results: Although unfavorable fetal development could be multifactorial, maternal malnutrition, altered

SUBMITTER: Sebastiani G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7527592 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature