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Women with eating disorder histories report positive feelings after pregnancy.

Women's Health Weekly

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2003 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with eating disorder histories report positive feelings after pregnancy.

According to a study from Sweden, "in spite of the growing problems of eating disorders in society, no publications have reported the cumulative prevalence of eating disorders among childbearing women. The condition may constitute a risk during pregnancy and the childbirth period. This study examined the frequency of self-reported eating disorder histories in women who had been delivered 3-7 months earlier as well as their experiences of body shape changes and breast feeding and the length of the breast-feeding periods."

"Five hundred and sixteen women were invited to participate, of whom 454 responded to a questionnaire (88%). A history Of an eating disorder was reported by 11.5 per cent of the respondents, with a predominance of younger women," reported G. Larsson and colleagues, Primary Health Care Research Center.

"Significantly fewer women among those reporting an eating ...

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