title: Binge eating during pregnancy and birth outcomes: a cohort study in a disadvantaged population in Brazil.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the impact of binge eating behavior (BE) during pregnancy on birth outcomes among 697 Brazilian women who attended primary care.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pregnant women answered a questionnaire on sociodemographic data, obstetric history, and The Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q). Perinatal outcomes were obtained from birth records. Birth weight, prematurity, caesarean delivery, being small or large for gestational age were compared among women reporting BE (N = 119) and those without BE (N = 578). Poisson regression was used to estimate the association between BE during pregnancy and birth outcomes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  BE during pregnancy was not significantly associated with the birth outcomes analyzed. Gestational weight gain was significantly higher among those who reported BE.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Binge eating behavior during pregnancy may not influence birth outcomes as binge eating disorder does but affects gestational weight gain. Women reporting binge eating during pregnancy should undergo a diagnostic assessment for eating disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Medicine, Post Graduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil. maanunes@gmail.com
authors.forename: Maria Angélica Antunes
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: Andrea Poyastro
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
authors.forename: Suzi Alves
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Camey
authors.forename: Maria Ines
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D001938:Brazil; D002032:Bulimia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D035862:Vulnerable Populations