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. 2021 Dec;54(12):2077-2094.
doi: 10.1002/eat.23612. Epub 2021 Oct 5.

Outcomes for infants whose mothers had an eating disorder in the perinatal period: A systematic review of the evidence

Beth Mah  1   2   3 , Sara Cibralic  2   4 , Joanne Hanna  5 , Melissa Hart  3   6 , Carmel Loughland  3   6 , Suzanne Cosh  5
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Outcomes for infants whose mothers had an eating disorder in the perinatal period: A systematic review of the evidence

Beth Mah et al. Int J Eat Disord. 2021 Dec.

Abstract
in English, Spanish

Objective: To establish any health outcomes for infants to age one, associated with their mother having a diagnosis of an active eating disorder during pregnancy or the 12-month postnatal period.

Method: A qualitative systematic literature review of numerous databases (Medline, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Scopus, Cochrane Library, MedNar, PsycExtra, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and Open Grey) was performed examining any infant health outcomes.

Results: This resulted in 22 included studies (17 cohort, 3 cross-sectional, 1 case controlled and 1 mixed methods study). A range of adverse infant outcomes including poor birth, growth and interactional feeding outcomes were identified.

Discussion: Antenatal identification and treatment for women with an eating disorder during the perinatal period and their infants are vital. Optimizing pregnancy nutrition, maternal eating disorder symptoms and feeding interactions appear particularly important.

Objetivo: Establecer cualquier resultado de salud para los lactantes hasta la edad de un año, asociado con que su madre tenga un diagnóstico de un trastorno de la conducta alimentaria activo durante el embarazo o en el período postnatal de 12 meses. MÉTODO: Se realizó una revisión cualitativa sistemática de la literatura de numerosas bases de datos (Medline, PsycINFO,CINAHL,Scopus, Cochrane Library, MedNar, PsycExtra, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence y Open Grey) que examinó cualquier resultado de salud infantil.

Resultados: Esto dio lugar a 22 estudios incluidos (17 de cohorte, 3 transversales, 1 estudio de caso controlado y 1 estudio de métodos mixtos). Se identificaron una variedad de resultados adversos para los lactantes, incluidos los resultados deficientes al nacimiento, el crecimiento y en la interacción con la alimentación. DISCUSIÓN: La identificación prenatal y el tratamiento para las mujeres con un trastorno de la conducta alimentaria durante el período perinatal y sus infantes son vitales. La optimización de la nutrición del embarazo, los síntomas del trastorno alimentario materno y las interacciones alimentarias parecen particularmente importantes.

Palabras clave: Trastornos de la Conducta Alimentaria y de la Ingestión de Alimentos; Anorexia nerviosa; Bulimia Nerviosa; Trastorno por Atracón; Embarazo; Parto; Período posparto; Infante, Recién Nacido; Bienestar Infantil; Desarrollo Infantil; Pronóstico; Madre.

Keywords: anorexia nervosa; binge-eating disorder; bulimia nervosa; child development; feeding and eating disorders; infant; infant well-being; mother; newborn; parturition; postpartum period; pregnancy; prognosis.

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