title: Disordered eating attitudes during pregnancy in mothers of newborns requiring Neonatal Intensive Care Unit admission: a case control study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to assess disordered eating attitudes and other related factors in mothers of newborns requiring Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) admission compared to those of mothers who delivered healthy infants.
  
  
  METHODS
  An anonymous self-report study conducted among 199 mothers of newborns hospitalized in NICU, and a control group of 127 mothers of healthy newborns. Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26) and a survey regarding other perinatal health issues were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Women in the study group (SG) gained significantly less weight during pregnancy when compared to control group (CG; p = 0.001). There were fewer women with appropriate pre-gestational BMI in the SG (p = 0.052). Women who feared weight-gain during pregnancy were younger (p < 0.001) and had higher EAT-26 scores (p < 0.001). Women with EAT-26 scores >20 smoked significantly more often during their last pregnancy in the SG (p = 0.010). Cesarean section was more frequent in the SG (p = 0.017).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Disordered eating attitudes in gestation may significantly influence the pregnancy outcomes and newborns' health. Hence, it is vital for perinatal counseling and obstetrical care to focus on these issues to facilitate early diagnosis and intervention.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Preventive Medicine , Poznan University of Medical Sciences (PUMS) , Poznan , Poland .
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Czech-Szczapa
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Szczapa
authors.forename: T Allen
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Merritt
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wysocki
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gadzinowski
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ptaszyński
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Drews
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal; D016015:Logistic Models; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D057566:Self Report; D015430:Weight Gain
keywords: Eating disorders; gestation; neonate; nutrition