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  • noun A condition where a pregnant mother is obsessed with being thin.

Etymologies

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Blend of pregnancy and anorexia.

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Examples

  • I knew my 'pregorexia' could harm my baby -- but I still starved myself The following are maternal complications associated with pregorexia:

    TOP STORIES - News 8 Austin 2010

  • I knew my 'pregorexia' could harm my baby -- but I still starved myself The following are maternal complications associated with pregorexia:

    TOP STORIES - News 8 Austin 2010

  • Doctors worried about celebrity-driven "pregorexia" fad among expectant mothers Barack Obama grew up on Sesame Street, but still refuses to release birth certificate to acknowledge ...

    Latest News - UPI.com 2009

  • Doctors worried about celebrity-driven "pregorexia" fad among expectant mothers Barack Obama grew up on Sesame Street, but still refuses to release birth certificate to acknowledge ...

    Latest News - UPI.com 2009

  • Doctors worried about celebrity-driven "pregorexia" fad among expectant mothers Barack Obama grew up on Sesame Street, but still refuses to release birth certificate to acknowledge ...

    Latest News - UPI.com 2009

  • Doctors worried about celebrity-driven "pregorexia" fad among expectant mothers Barack Obama grew up on Sesame Street, but still refuses to release birth certificate to acknowledge ...

    Latest News - UPI.com 2009

  • Doctors worried about celebrity-driven "pregorexia" fad among expectant mothers Barack Obama grew up on Sesame Street, but still refuses to release birth certificate to acknowledge ...

    Latest News - UPI.com 2009

  • Doctors worried about celebrity-driven "pregorexia" fad among expectant mothers Barack Obama grew up on Sesame Street, but still refuses to release birth certificate to acknowledge ...

    Latest News - UPI.com 2009

  • Doctors worried about celebrity-driven "pregorexia" fad among expectant mothers Barack Obama grew up on Sesame Street, but still refuses to release birth certificate to acknowledge ...

    Latest News - UPI.com 2009

  • While putting on too much weight during pregnancy can lead to health problems for mother and baby, there are also fears that some women try to avoid even natural weight gain, a condition dubbed 'pregorexia', and that many pregnant women feel pressurised to regain their figures quickly after childbirth, in the same way as celebrities such as Angelina Jolie and Nicole Kidman.

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  • Seen in "Starving for Two," this New York Times article: "... a woman with 'pregorexia,' a term often used to describe preoccupation with weight control through extreme dieting and exercising while pregnant."

    June 4, 2009