Predictors of mothers' postpartum body dissatisfaction based on demographic and fertility factors

There are fundamental and rapid changes in body shape during pregnancy, some of which persist for an extended time after delivery and may cause dissatisfaction with body shape. Therefore, we conducted this study to determine predictors of body dissatisfaction at six months postpartum based on demogr...

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Published in:BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2021-01, Vol.21 (1), p.8-8, Article 8
Main Authors: Tavakoli, Mehrri, Hasanpoor-Azghady, Seyedeh Batool, Farahani, Leila Amiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adult
Attitudes
Body dissatisfaction
Body Dissatisfaction - psychology
Body image
Body Mass Index
Breastfeeding & lactation
Childbirth & labor
Demographic factors
Epidemiologic Methods
Female
Fertility
Fertility factors
Gestational Age
Health facilities
Higher education
Humans
Iran
Kruskal-Wallis test
Mothers
Postpartum
Postpartum depression
Postpartum period
Postpartum Period - psychology
Pregnancy
Premature labor
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Self image
Somatotypes - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Variables
Womens health
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Summary:There are fundamental and rapid changes in body shape during pregnancy, some of which persist for an extended time after delivery and may cause dissatisfaction with body shape. Therefore, we conducted this study to determine predictors of body dissatisfaction at six months postpartum based on demographic and fertility factors. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 300 women who referred to seven health centers affiliated with Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. The sampling was multistage and we collected data from a demographic and fertility questionnaire and Cooper's Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ-34). The independent t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, chi-square test, one-way ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regression were used for data analysis. The level of significance was set at P 
ISSN:1471-2393
1471-2393
DOI:10.1186/s12884-020-03501-x