Eating Disorders Awareness Week takes place from Monday 20 February to Sunday 26 February 2012.
Ian Currie, RCOG Honorary Secretary, said:
“Maintaining a healthy weight and diet is vital in pregnancy and eating disorders can have an impact on a woman’s fertility and pregnancy.
“Women should be informed about the importance of a healthy pre-pregnancy diet and nutrition from a young age.
“Women with an eating disorder who are planning a baby should ideally seek treatment prior to conception and they will require more support during the antenatal and postnatal period.”
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To view the NICE antenatal care guidelines please click here.
BJOG press release on eating disorders and fertility problems: http://www.rcog.org.uk/news/bjog-release-eating-disorders-linked-fertility-problems-unplanned-pregnancies-and-negative-feel
For more information about eating disorders please visit the beat website: http://www.b-eat.co.uk/