Table 2 Included articles (n = 5) presented by title, aim, sample size and ED diagnoses, recruitment and assessment of EDs and method used for analysis
Author (year) title | Aim | Sample size and ED characteristics | Recruitment and assessment of ED | Method of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Barriers to identifying eating disorders in pregnancy and in the postnatal period: A qualitative approach | To understand the barriers to disclosure and identification of ED in pregnancy and postnatally as perceived by women with a past or current ED | N = 101 n = 9 pregnant n = 36 ED during pregnancy AN = 34 BN = 16 BED = 24 ENDOS = 25 | Recruitment: Women were recruited via a national parenting website; “Netmums” Assessment: Self-reported ED during or around the time of pregnancy, no specific instrument reported | Mixed-measures survey Thematic analysis |
Treading the tightrope between motherhood and an eating disorder: A qualitative study | To understand women’s experiences of pregnancy and motherhood whilst also having or having had an ED, exploring how one might impact on the other To understand these women’s perceptions of support whilst pregnant and in the early months of a child’s life To understand these women’s experiences of caring for a new infant | N = 8 n = 3 pregnant BN = 1 AN = 5 Restrictive eating = 2 | Recruitment: Women were recruited via midwives in maternal health care and via an ED organisation's website Assessment: Self-reported ED symptoms: SCOFF (Morgan et al., 1999) Eating disorder Screen for Primary care (ESP)(Cotton et al., 2003) | Framework analysis of transcripts |
Waking up every day in a body that is not yours: a qualitative research inquiry into the intersection between eating disorders and pregnancy | Describe the concerns that women with ED feel when becoming pregnant Understand some of the unique barriers in prenatal care that women with ED face Learn how women with ED can be better supported throughout pregnancy to improve both maternal and child health outcomes | N = 15 n = 9 pregnant AN = 4 BN = 3 EDNOS/OSFED = 2 | Recruitment: Personal referral and Facebook Assessment: Self-reported ED, diagnoses, based on evaluation at a clinic, but no specific instrument reported | Thematic analysis |
Mason et al. (2012) [18] The experience of pregnancy in women with a history of anorexia nervosa: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis | Explore the experience of pregnancy for women who have a history AN, in relation to the impact of AN on pregnancy and of pregnancy on AN | N = 6 n = 4 pregnant AN = 5 Previous AN = 1 | Recruitment: via regional and national ED specific websites, newsletters and groups, and via general advertising Assessment: The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders, Patient Version (SCID; First, Spitzer, Gibbon & Williams, 2002) | Interpretative phenomenology analysis (IPA) |
Mothers with an eating disorder: “food comes before anything” | Identify parents’ perceptions regarding the impact of the ED on their children and parenting | N = 9 all postnatal AN = 4 BN = 4 EDNOS = 1 | Recruitment: repeated advertisements posted on support group websites for those with an ED and in local state newspapers Assessment: Self-reported ED diagnoses, based on evaluation at a clinic, but no specific instruments reported | Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) |