Body functionality describes everything that the body is able to do, across diverse domains
(eg, bodily senses, creative endeavours). Nearly a decade ago, leading scholars identified …

Objective to systematically review qualitative research that explores the experience of
maternal antenatal psychological distress, such as depression, anxiety and stress during …

Fully revised and updated, Body Image 4th Edition provides a comprehensive summary of
research on body image in men, women, and children drawing together research findings …

We conducted one-on-one interviews with 25 Canadian cisgender women who self-
identified as having (a) a condition or characteristic causing their body to deviate from …

Pregnancy is an opportune time for women to make healthy changes to their lifestyle,
however, many women struggle to do so. Multiple reasons have been posited as to why this …

Background Fertility rates among adolescents have fallen globally, yet the greatest
incidence remains in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Gaining insight into …

Objective: The objective of this review was to evaluate the effectiveness of mother-targeted
mobile health (mHealth) education interventions during the perinatal period on maternal …

Introduction The puerperium is a period of adaptation in which various transformations take
place in the lives of women and men on their way to becoming mothers and fathers. These …

Background Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) is a prevalent condition in the postpartum
period. To date, there is scant knowledge on how DRA influences physical, mental, and …

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 …