A psychosocial examination of feelings and thoughts about pregnancy: a qualitative study

M Yılmaz, F Değirmenci, DV Yılmaz - Midwifery, 2021 - Elsevier
Background during pregnancy, which is a developmental period, there are risks that may
cause pathological changes when physical, mental and social adaptation is not achieved …

A network analysis comparison of central determinants of body dissatisfaction among pregnant and non-pregnant women

M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, J Broadbent, B Richardson… - Body Image, 2020 - Elsevier
The objective of the present study was to compare body dissatisfaction of pregnant (n= 1245
overall; n= 320 trimester 1, n= 497 trimester 2, n= 428 trimester 3) and non-pregnant (n …

Romanticizing pregnancy: When motherhood becomes a malady

D Busari, JA Nwafor - Journal of Human Behavior in the Social …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Regarding treasures, babies emerge as divine gifts, exuding beauty that transcends words.
Their delicate features and tender innocence evoke an indescribable admiration. However …

Factors associated with the mental health status of pregnant women in China: a latent class analysis

Y Pei, Q Chen, Y Zhang, C He, J Wang… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Prenatal mental health is a neglected public health issue that places pregnant
women at a higher risk for mental disorders. The purpose of this study was to investigate the …

“Belly Only Pregnancy” content on social media and in internet blogs: a qualitative analysis on its definition and potential risks and benefits

F Steube, B Löwe, A Weigel - Eating and Weight Disorders-Studies on …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Social media enlarge the impact of health and fitness trends on body image and
lifestyle choices, also in birthing parents. A new and yet to investigate social media trend …

[HTML][HTML] Factors influencing low sexual desire and sexual distress in pregnancy: A cross-sectional study

M Malary, M Moosazadeh, A Keramat… - International Journal …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Sexual desire and sexual distress are determined by emotional, psychosocial,
hormonal, and anatomical factors during pregnancy. Objective To identify the factors …

Self-objectification during the perinatal period: The role of body surveillance in maternal and infant wellbeing

LM Laifer, OR Maras, G Sáez, SJ Gervais, RL Brock - Sex roles, 2023 - Springer
Pregnancy represents a unique time during which women's bodies undergo significant
physical changes (eg, expanding belly, larger breasts, weight gain) that can elicit increased …

Pregnancy health problems and low birth weight associated with maternal insecure attachment style

O Sabuncuoglu, A Basgul - Journal of health psychology, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
We aimed to determine the association between attachment style and health problems
during pregnancy, as well as perinatal health variables. In 122 mothers who were 2–18 …

Body satisfaction during pregnancy: the role of health-related habit strength

R Pullmer, S Zaitsoff, R Cobb - Maternal and child health journal, 2018 - Springer
Objectives Body satisfaction during pregnancy is an important determinant of maternal and
fetal health outcomes. It is therefore critical to investigate factors related to changes in body …

Validation of an Arabic version of the eating disorder inventory's body dissatisfaction subscale among adolescents, adults, and pregnant women

S Gerges, S Obeid, D Malaeb, A Sarray El Dine… - Journal of Eating …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Introduction The 9-item Body Dissatisfaction Subscale (BDS) of the Eating Disorder
Inventory is one of the most used tools for assessing thinness-oriented body dissatisfaction …