Pregnant Women With Eating Disorders Face Higher Risk of Complications for Both Baby and Mother

Pregnant women with eating disorders have an increased risk of complications, both for the mother and the baby, according to new research.
Eating disorders affect millions of people around the world, most often women in childbearing age. However, to date only a few smaller, limited studies have examined potential complications for children born to mothers with eating disorders.
That led researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden to take a comprehensive view by studying all the 1.2 millio