Module
7
Special considerations
Duration: approximately 16 minutes
By the completion of this module you should be able to:
- Describe an approach to discussing weight monitoring with women who have had, or currently have an eating disorder
- Describe the risks associated with weight loss and inadequate weight gain in women with a pre-pregnancy BMI > 30 kg/m2
- Understand the weight gain recommendations for pregnant women who have had weight loss surgery.
Additional Resources:
- National Eating Disorders Collaboration
- Butterfly Foundation
- Claydon et al, 2018. Waking up every day in a body that is not yours: a qualitative research inquiry into the intersection between eating disorders and pregnancy. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Kimmel et al, 2015. Obstetric and gynaecologic problems associated with eating disorders. International Journal of Eating Disorders
- Watson et al, 2017. Maternal eating disorders and perinatal outcomes: A three- generation study in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study
- Mantel et al, 2019. Associations of maternal eating disorders with pregnancy and neonatal outcomes. JAMA Psychiatry
- Xu et al, 2017. Inadequate weight gain in obese women and the risk for small for gestational age (SGA): a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
- Kapadia et al, 2015. Can we safely recommend gestational weight gain below the 2009 guidelines in obese women? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews
- Kapadia et al 2015. Weight Loss Instead of Weight Gain within the Guidelines in Obese Women during Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of Maternal and Infant Outcomes. PLoS One.
- Shawe et al 2019. Pregnancy after bariatric surgery: Consensus recommendations for periconception, antenatal and postnatal care. Obesity Reviews,
- Cianguara et al 2019 Clinical Practice Guidelines for childbearing female candidates for bariatric surgery, pregnancy and post-partum management after bariatric surgery. Obesity Surgery