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A retrospective study of pregnancy in bulimia nervosa
Author(s) -
Mitchell James E.,
Seim Harold C.,
Glotter Debbie,
Soll Elizabeth A.,
Pyle Richard L.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(199103)10:2<209::aid-eat2260100210>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - bulimia nervosa , pregnancy , retrospective cohort study , binge eating , psychiatry , psychology , obstetrics , anorexia nervosa , eating disorders , medicine , gynecology , genetics , biology
Bulimia nervosa is a common medical problem among young women of childbearing potential. Although many bulimic women improve their eating while pregnant, some do not and continue to binge eat, vomit, and/or use laxatives. This study is a retrospective comparison of the outcome of 38 pregnancies in 20 actively bulimic women and 50 pregnancies in 31 control women. The results indicate that the risk of fetal loss, primarily through miscarriages, was approximately twice as high in first bulimic pregnancies. However, this difference was not statistically significant.