A biopsychosocial model of body image, disordered eating, and breastfeeding among postpartum women

Findings provide support for an integrated biopsychosocial model of body image concerns, and eating and feeding attitudes among postpartum women as well as highlighting the need for additional support around body image, eating, and breastfeeding following childbirth. Our study has clinical implications for healthcare providers working with new mothers and can be used to inform postpartum psychoeducation efforts addressing breastfeeding, weight loss expectations and body image concerns.