Pregnancy & Eating Disorders Workshop Programme
Learn more about our programme below. Please note that details may be subject to change.
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13:30 – 13:35 |
Welcome Speaker:
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13:35 – 13:45 |
Setting the Scene: Eating Disorders in the Perinatal Period Co-Chairs: Dr Abigail Easter and Dr Amanda Bye Overview of workshop aims, context, and why the perinatal period is a critical window for eating disorder risk, relapse, and support needs Speaker:
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13:45 – 14:30 |
Preconception and Reproductive Health in Eating Disorders This session integrates research on menstrual disturbance, fertility, and risk of unplanned pregnancy in individuals with eating disorders, alongside clinical practice in preconception care and lived experience of family planning and reproductive health. Speakers: More speakers to be announced soon. |
14:30 – 14:45 |
Break |
14:45 – 15:30 |
Eating Disorders During Pregnancy This session combines research on the prevalence and course of eating disorders during pregnancy, associated mental health comorbidity, and pregnancy and birth outcomes with clinical insights from perinatal and eating disorder care, alongside lived experience perspectives of challenges during pregnancy and navigating health services. Speakers:
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15:30 – 15:45 |
Break |
15:45 – 16:30 |
Postnatal Mental Health, Parenting, and Child outcomes This session brings together research on postnatal eating disorder relapse, postpartum depression, infant feeding, bonding, and child developmental outcomes with clinical practice across relevant services and lived experience of the postnatal period and early parenting. Speakers:
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16:30-17:15 |
Final reflections and Panel Discussion Closing reflections on key themes from the workshop, followed by panel discussion and audience questions. This session will consider how learning from the day can inform practice and support for individuals experiencing eating disorders during pregnancy and early parenthood. Speakers:
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