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Re: could you have a miscarriage if u starve yourselfFrom: amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 9 Feb 2001 20:58:15 -0600 (CST)
I thought I beat my eating disorder, I lost my baby today, I wonder if this disoder has somethingto do with this? I have a 4 year old, I'm upset and confused, any suggestions? I do intend to try again...... > >My recommendation would be for her to get herself to her health care >provider and also counseling. The baby will take what it needs from the >mother, but if her nutritional status is poor, the baby might not develop >correctly. Sometimes a pregnancy is a turn around time for women who are >anorexic, but frequently women continue to be anorexic, but don't tell >anyone. They just don't gain weight, as they don't eat, and they do starve >both themselves and their baby. >Things from preterm labor/delivery and poor mental development, for >starters, can affect a baby for its entire life. It's not so much that >she'll have a miscarriage, but rather has to do with the baby's development. > >-- >Pat Sonnenstuhl, ARNP, CNM > >"To love what you do and feel that it matters, how on earth could >anything be more fun."- Katherine Graham > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: anonymous@obgyn.net [mailto:anonymous@obgyn.net Behalf >Of Mimi >Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 1:34 PM >To: Multiple recipients of list WOMENS-HEALTH >Subject: could you have a miscarrige if u starve yourself > >i have a friend who's about 3 weeks preganant, but she has an eating >disorder called anorexia..i"m not sure but doesn't starving yourself >eventually kill your baby? >plz i need an answer asap...there's still a chance of saving her baby. >
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