Pregorexia is an eating disorder that affects pregnant women. Pregorexia the term given to a condition that some pregnant women suffer from is not a “real” medical term. However, the condition is very real!
Pregorexia much like it sounds is a form of anorexia that some pregnant women suffer from. The woman does not have to have anorexia to develop pregorexia.
Pregorexia is a term used to describe a situation in which a pregnant woman becomes preoccupied with controlling her weight gain through extreme dieting and exercise. According to Roger W. Hams, at the Mayo Clinic.
“Higher rates of miscarriage; infant mortality; premature birth; low birth-weight; low APGAR scores; malformations (including cleft lip and palate); smaller head circumference; respiratory problems; failure to thrive; delayed development; cognitive, sensory, and physical defects; disturbed feeding behaviors; depression.” Although in most cases regardless of how hard a woman tries to lose weight during pregnancy, she is unsuccessful so the risks are rare.
Source: http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2009/06/pregorexia-the-pregnant-womans-e...)
Source: http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/08/14/the-growing-phenomenon-...
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