title: Body image among Turkish women during the first year postpartum.
abstract: In this study, we investigated the body image of Turkish women in their first year postpartum. We recruited 440 postpartum women who had applied to the outpatient clinics of the Maternity and Children's Hospital in the city of Ordu, Turkey. The mean of the women's body image scores was over the "middle level." The women's body image scale (BIS) score showed a significant negative relation with age, number of births, weight before pregnancy, weight gain, during pregnancy, weight soon after childbirth, present weight, postpartum weight gain, and postpartum body mass index (BMI).
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, School of Health, Ordu University, Turkey. nilufererbil@mynet.com
authors.forename: Nülüfer
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Erbil
authors.forename: Asuman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Senkul
authors.forename: Gül Feyza
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Başara
authors.forename: Yeşim
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sağlam
authors.forename: Mehtap
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gezer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D010465:Perception; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D057566:Self Report; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey; D015430:Weight Gain; D055815:Young Adult