Purpose Pregorexia is a phenomenon posited to occur in the peripartum, characterized by
an attempt to counter pregnancy's physiological changes in body shape through reduced …

We capitalized on the respiratory bodily illusion that we discovered in a previous study and
called 'Embreathment'where we showed that breathing modulates corporeal awareness in …

Background Women in the postpartum period come under multi-level pressure to return to
pre-pregnancy body shape and size. This pressure can lead to reduced body image …

Background Interoception–the processing of the internal state of the body–has been
consistently tied to well-being and mental health, which in turn have been severely …

Problem There is limited understanding and contradictory results regarding the contribution
of the pregnant bodily experience to antenatal attachment. Background Antenatal …

Pregnancy is a time of great physical and psychological change. As well as prominent
changes in the external appearance of the body, such as the baby bump, there are also …

Purpose Pregnancy is a sensitive period of development in adult life characterized by
massive changes in physical, emotional, and cognitive function. Such changes may be …

Pregnancy is a transformative time for women and their bodies, and therefore thoughts and
feelings and about one's own body and internal bodily sensations may understandably …

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

This study explored the lived experiences of and meaning made from postpartum mothers
and their journey with their body image following childbirth. Using an Interpretative …