The impact of becoming a mother on eating problems

Soest, Tilmann von; Wichstrøm, Lars

doi:10.1002/eat.20493

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“…Therefore, WB interventions should be considered in the prevention of both eating disorders and obesity. Gender differences in this study were similar to previous research indicating females had higher levels of body dissatisfaction and psychological distress (Eisenberg, Neumark-Sztainer, & Paxton, 2006;Lawler & Nixon, 2011;Santos, Richards, & Bleckley, 2007;von Soest & Wichstrøm, 2008) than males. Previous studies have indicated that body dissatisfaction and psychological functioning may contribute to obesity and negative health outcomes (Durso, Latner, & Ciao, 2016;Muennig, Jia, Lee, & Lubetkin, 2008;Wilson, Latner, & Hayashi, 2013).…”

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confidence: 90%

Eating Behaviors, Weight Bias, and Psychological Functioning in Multi-ethnic Low-income Adolescents

Najjar

Jacob

Evangelista

2018

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

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Eating Behaviors, Weight Bias, and Psychological Functioning in Multi-ethnic Low-income Adolescents

Najjar

Jacob

Evangelista

2018

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

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“…58,59 While it is common for eating disorder behaviors and symptoms to return postpartum, follow-up studies have shown that "eating problems" are more likely to decrease in women who have become mothers compared with those women who have not had children. 60 Some studies also show an increase in rates of breastfeeding in women with current or prior eating disorders compared with population rates, although the motivation for this practice may be related to desired weight loss and a return to a situation of energy imbalance. 61…”

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Eating Disorders in the Obstetric and Gynecologic Patient Population

Andersen

Ryan

2009

Obstetrics &Amp; Gynecology

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The eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa and eating disorders not otherwise specified disproportionately affect women, have profound effects on the overall well-being of women and their children, and can have mortality rates as high as those found with major depression. These disorders may present to obstetrician-gynecologists (ob-gyns) clinically as menstrual dysfunction, low bone density, sexual dysfunction, miscarriage, preterm delivery, or low birth weight in offspring. Ninety percent of eating disorders develop before the age of 25 in otherwise healthy young women, a group that characteristically seeks the majority of their health care from ob-gyns. For all of these reasons, ob-gyns must have a greater awareness of these disorders and a lower index of suspicion for screening their patients than they currently do. Otherwise, they may miss life-threatening illness, treat characteristic amenorrhea inappropriately, or inadvertently intervene to help these women conceive, contributing to maternal and fetal risks. As providers of both primary and specialty care for women, ob-gyns have the opportunity to play a vital role in prevention and diagnosis of eating disorders and in the multidisciplinary management required to effectively manage these disorders.

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“…Although speculative, this would be in line with previous studies that have proposed a general positive effect of becoming a mother on eating disorder symptoms. 18, 20, 58, 59 In one population based study on young women, a greater reduction in eating disorder symptoms was found in women who became mothers compared to the ones who remained childless. 58 Similarly, childbirth was not associated with increased symptomatology following treatment for BN.…”

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Course and predictors of maternal eating disorders in the postpartum period

Knoph

Holle

Zerwas

et al. 2013

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Objective To investigate course and predictors of eating disorders in the postpartum period. Method A 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 pre-pregnancy 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. Results Proportions 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 pre-pregnancy 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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The impact of becoming a mother on eating problems

Abstract: The results of this study indicate that motherhood has on the whole a positive effect on eating problems.

Cited by 25 publications

References 40 publications

Eating Behaviors, Weight Bias, and Psychological Functioning in Multi-ethnic Low-income Adolescents

Eating Behaviors, Weight Bias, and Psychological Functioning in Multi-ethnic Low-income Adolescents

Eating Disorders in the Obstetric and Gynecologic Patient Population

Course and predictors of maternal eating disorders in the postpartum period

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