Table 5 Third order themes: Translation of themes related to pregnancy across the 12 primary studies
From: The experience of women with an eating disorder in the perinatal period: a meta-ethnographic study
Relates to: | Themes | Paper origin |
|---|---|---|
During the pregnancy | A time of tumultuous change 1) ‘I feel grotesque’: an ongoing struggle 2) feelings of loss of control, 3) a tug-of-war. | Burton 2015 Patel 2005 Shaffer 2008 Stapleton 2008 Taborelli 2015 Stringer 2010 and Tierney 2011 Hollifield 1990 Lewis 1994 Little 2000 |
New context to view body 1) Experiencing a positive change in eating habits, and 2) a new body to love | Namer 1986 Taborelli 2015 Tierney 2011 | |
‘Hiding it’ | Shaffer et al. 2008 Stapleton 2008 Stringer 2010 Willis 1988 Hollifield 1990 Little 2000 | |
| Â | The safety of my child | Namer 1986 Patel 2005 Stringer 2010 and Tierney 2011 Hollifield 1990 Lewis 1994 Stapleton 2008 |
Post pregnancy- mother | An overwhelming desire to lose weight | Namer 1986 Patel 2005 Stapleton 2008 Taborelli 2015 Tierney 2011 Willis 1988 Little 2000 |