The role of bodily experiences during pregnancy on mother and infant outcomes.

ABSTRACT: 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 change during this period. Body satisfaction and interoception have been found to influence factors such as antenatal attachment (AA) and maternal mental health. However, mixed results in the literature suggest complex relationships between the bodily experience during pregnancy and outcomes, necessitating a broader investigative approach. We aim to examine the relationship between the pregnancy bodily experience and multiple mother-infant outcomes. It is hypothesised that poor bodily experiences during pregnancy will have negative impacts on these outcomes. Cross-sectional online survey data was collected from individ

SUBMITTER: Munns LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11923730 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature