Body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in the perinatal period: an underrecognized high-risk timeframe and the opportunity to intervene

R Vanderkruik, K Ellison, M Kanamori… - Archives of Women's …, 2022 - Springer
The normal physical changes associated with pregnancy may increase the risk of body
dissatisfaction, which is associated with negative mental health outcomes including …

A biopsychosocial model of body image, disordered eating, and breastfeeding among postpartum women

RF Rodgers, JL O'Flynn, A Bourdeau, E Zimmerman - Appetite, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The aim of the current study was to test a biopsychosocial model of body image,
eating, and feeding attitudes among postpartum women. Specifically, the model predicted …

Body image, eating attitudes and breastfeeding intention: implications for mental health and maternal child nurses

K Mancini - Issues in mental health nursing, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Body image dissatisfaction and disordered eating are often overlooked as personal factors
that may affect pregnancy, postpartum, and infant feeding method. The current study …

Body mass index, eating attitudes, and symptoms of depression and anxiety in pregnancy and the postpartum period

AS Carter, CW Baker, KD Brownell - Psychosomatic medicine, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Objective: This report describes associations between body mass index (BMI; kg/m 2),
eating attitudes, and affective symptoms across pregnancy and the postpartum period in a …

Body dissatisfaction and Fat Talk during pregnancy: Predictors of distress

R Dryer, IG von der Schulenburg, R Brunton - Journal of affective disorders, 2020 - Elsevier
Background During pregnancy, women are vulnerable to mood and anxiety disorders due to
the significant physical and emotional changes that occur during this period. For some …

An application of psychosocial frameworks for eating disorder risk during the postpartum period: A review and future directions

K Thompson - Archives of Women's Mental Health, 2020 - Springer
The postpartum period may be a particular window of vulnerability for eating disorder
symptoms given changes to body shape and weight that women experience. However, no …

Embodied motherhood: Exploring body image in pregnant and parenting youth

ME Harrison, N Obeid, K Haslett, N McLean… - Journal of Pediatric and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Study Objective There is a paucity of research on body image in pregnant and
parenting youth (PPY). Study objectives were to examine:(1) profiles of PPY regarding body …

The associations between depressive and anxiety symptoms, body image, and weight in the first year postpartum: A rapid systematic review

E Hartley, B Hill, S McPhie… - Journal of reproductive and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The aim of this study was to conduct a rapid systematic review of the evidence of
associations between postpartum depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, body image and …

Predictors of mothers' postpartum body dissatisfaction

D Gjerdingen, P Fontaine, S Crow, P McGovern… - Women & …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To investigate changes in mothers' body dissatisfaction from delivery to 9 months
postpartum, and the relationship of postpartum body dissatisfaction to weight, other health …

Body image dissatisfaction, breastfeeding experiences, and self-efficacy in postpartum women with and without eating disorder symptoms

HM Kapa, JL Litteral, SA Keim… - Journal of Human …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Women during the postpartum period undergo significant changes which affect
body image, eating behaviors, and, potentially, breastfeeding. There is limited research …