An inductive qualitative approach was employed to explore women's experiences of their
body and mood during pregnancy and the postpartum. In‐depth interviews were conducted …

Background Pregnancy provides an interesting challenge to body image theories in that the
natural physiological changes push women further from the socioculturally prescribed thin …

Literature reporting body image disturbances across the perinatal period has produced
inconsistent findings, owing to the complexity of body image experiences during pregnancy …

Background: Body image in pregnancy has been linked to maternal and neonatal health.
This study examined the relationship between prepregnancy body weight and body image …

This longitudinal study investigated body image changes and possible predictors of multiple
dimensions of body image in the first year postpartum. Women (N= 79) who had been …

The idea that women, particularly new mothers, are overly concerned with weight and body
shape has much currency in our culture. The literature in this area is contradictory, some …

Background Pregnancy-related physical changes can have a significant impact on a
woman's body image. There is no synthesis of existing literature to describe the intricacies of …

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate relationships among women's body
attitudes, physical symptoms, self-esteem, depression, and sleep quality during pregnancy …

This study developed and validated a quantitative measure of body image specifically
designed for pregnancy—the Body Image in Pregnancy Scale (BIPS). Scale development …

This study examined changes in body image and predictors of body dissatisfaction during
pregnancy. It was expected that higher levels of depression, social comparison tendencies …