Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Nutrition is considered to be one of the main environmental factors influencing the outcome of pregnancy, the child’s development and the mother’s health (2). Given that this period is characterised by profound physiological changes (15), motherhood is a stage of psychic reorganisation due to the major bodily transformations that reactivate their bodily preoccupations (16), evoking a difficulty in adapting to their new bodies, which may expose pregnant ...

Introduction: During pregnancy, women experience various physiological changes that can impact them psychologically. Lifestyle modifications such as eating behaviors and physical activity during this period are major determinants of pregnancy outcomes, child development, and maternal health. Also, body transformations during this period could reactivate concerns regarding body image and introduce anxiety, body dissatisfaction, and eating behavior issues. The aim of our study w...