Pregnancy outcomes in women with anorexia nervosa.

Zharmaine AnteThuy Mai LuuJessica Healy-ProfitósSiyi HeDanielle TaddeoErnest LoNathalie Auger

Published in: The International journal of eating disorders (2020)

Hospitalization for anorexia nervosa before or during pregnancy is associated with adverse infant and maternal outcomes. Infants are primarily at risk of stillbirth, preterm birth, low birth weight, and small-for-gestational age birth.

Keyphrases

anorexia nervosa
preterm birth
pregnancy outcomes
gestational age
low birth weight
birth weight
human milk
pregnant women
preterm infants
emergency department
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
body mass index