| Summary: | Fifty primigavidae were interviewed within 3 days of giving birth about their eating habits and attitudes to shape and weight during pregnancy. Dieting was not found to be common, whereas a quarter reported episodes of bulimia which in some cases were associated with excessive weiht gain. This phenomenon was largely confined to those who had dieted in the past. The past dieters also differed from the remainder in their response to the changes in shape and weight. In addition, their plans differed: of those who intended to diet following pregnancy, the majority had dieted in the past. The findings of this study suggest that women who have previously been concerend about their shape, wight, and eating respond differenty to ously been concerend about thei shape, weight, and eating respond differntly to being pregnant from those who those who have not had such concens and that these differences may be of medical and psychitric significance.
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