Background Physical activity is essential to maternal and infant health. Healthcare
professionals should inform pregnant women about benefits of physical activity to prevent …

To examine the effectiveness of an online, 12-week exercise intervention on diastasis recti
abdominis (DRA) width and negatively associated health outcomes (ie weight and core …

Objective To test if the evaluation of body dissatisfaction by images could be an interesting
tool to detect perinatal depression early in pregnancy, questioning patients about their body …

Body image dissatisfaction refers to negative thoughts and feelings individuals have towards
their own body appearance and this is thought to be affected by the physiological changes …

Aim This study was conducted to determine the effects of demographic and obstetric
variables with body image on sexual dysfunction in pregnant women. Background Sexual …

The current study evaluated the efficacy of a three-week self-compassion (SC) meditation
intervention in improving body image and SC during pregnancy and postpartum …

Purpose This cross-sectional study examined the associations between 3rd trimester
attitudes toward weight gain and (1) pre-pregnancy BMI,(2) gestational weight gain (GWG) …

Objective To determine the effect of a social network-based cognitive-behavioral
intervention on postpartum body image and sexual life of primiparous women. Methods In …

Abstract The Body Understanding Measure for Pregnancy Scale (BUMPs) is a scale
developed and validated for British pregnant women to assess body satisfaction during …

Few studies have explored the associations between body satisfaction and physical activity
and weight gain during pregnancy, and none have been conducted in Scandinavia. Hence …