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Table 1 Maternal demographic characteristics

From: Waking up every day in a body that is not yours: a qualitative research inquiry into the intersection between eating disorders and pregnancy

Participant

Amelia

Nancy

Charlotte

Ann

Kathryn

Ruby

Nicole

Rose

Laura

Age

27

38

30

55

31

31

34

32

41

Relationship Status

In a relationship

Married

Married

Married

Married

Married

Married

Married

Divorced

Location

New York, U.S.

Virginia, U.S.

England, UK

California, US

Wisconsin, US

New Jersey, US

Georgia, US

Maryland, US

Massachusetts, US

Race

Slavic/White

Caucasian

White, British

Caucasian

White

White/Caucasian

Caucasian

Caucasian

Caucasian

ED Type

EDNOSa, current

Past AN (purging type)

Bulimia

Past AN

Past AN

Past BN

Past EDNOS

Past BN

Past AN

ED Active in Pregnancy

No

No

Partially

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

BMI

17.8

26.6

24.2

18.5

21.1

30.7

Height 5′9″, weight not provided

21.5

29

Education

High School

College

College

Graduate School

Graduate School

Graduate School

College

Graduate School

Graduate School

No. of Children

1

3

3

2

1

1

2

1

1

Child Sex

F

F, M, M

F, F, F

F, F

F

F

M, F

M

M

1st Child’s Birth Year

2009

2006

2005

1986

2014

2015

2012

2016

2013

Current Job

Pharmacy Tech

Digital Marketing Consultant

Not currently employed

Certified Psychotherapist

Research Associate (Postdoc)

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Executive Director

Biologist

Not currently employed

  1. AN anorexia, BN bulimia, BED binge eating disorder, EDNOS eating disorder not otherwise specified
  2. aEating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, now labeled ‘Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder’ in DSM-5