Eating disorders, pregnancy, and the postpartum period:Findings from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)

Authors

  • Hunna J. Watson
  • Leila Torgersen
  • Stephanie Zerwas
  • Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud
  • Cecilie Knoph
  • Camilla Stoltenberg
  • Anna Maria Siega-Riz
  • Ann Von Holle
  • Robert M. Hamer
  • Helle Margrete Meltzer
  • Elizabeth H. Ferguson
  • Margaretha Haugen
  • Per Magnus
  • Rebecca Kuhns
  • Cynthia M. Bulik

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5324/nje.v24i1-2.1758

Abstract

This review summarizes studies on eating disorders in pregnancy and the postpartum period that have been conducted as part of the broader Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa). Prior to the 2000s, empirical literature on eating disorders in pregnancy was sparse and consisted mostly of studies in small clinical samples. MoBa has contributed to a new era of research by making population-based and largesample research possible. To date, MoBa has led to 19 eating disorder studies on diverse questions including the prevalence, course, and risk correlates of eating disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum. The associations between eating disorder exposure and pregnancy, birth and obstetric outcomes, and maternal and offspring health and well-being, have also been areas of focus. The findings indicate that eating disorders in pregnancy are relatively common and appear to confer health risks to mother and her child related to sleep, birth outcomes, maternal nutrition, and child feeding and eating.

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Published

2014-12-22

How to Cite

Watson, H. J., Torgersen, L., Zerwas, S., Reichborn-Kjennerud, T., Knoph, C., Stoltenberg, C., Siega-Riz, A. M., Holle, A. V., Hamer, R. M., Meltzer, H. M., Ferguson, E. H., Haugen, M., Magnus, P., Kuhns, R., & Bulik, C. M. (2014). Eating disorders, pregnancy, and the postpartum period:Findings from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa). Norsk Epidemiologi, 24(1-2). https://doi.org/10.5324/nje.v24i1-2.1758

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Vol. 24 No. 1-2 (2014): Theme: The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study – history, scientific activities and future opportunities

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