Body-Shaming and its Trepidation on the Postpartum Condition of Women: A Psychological Study

Maternal wellbeing is a pivotal subject because it involves both mother and child's health. But in most cases after giving birth to their young ones, these mothers carry the psychological brunt of being body-shamed leading to body dissatisfaction, depression, and low self-esteem. Nowadays women are given too much pressure to adhere to the standards laid by society which itself proclaims the significance of this study. They are endorsed with the additional responsibility of getting back to their pre-baby body at the earliest. Methodologically to identify the common psychological impacts of body shaming on new moms a case study of 100 new mothers from Ernakulam, Kerala were conducted after endorsement by the Institutional Human Ethics Committee, using convenience sampling. In the wake of acquiring educated assent, a semi-organized poll was utilized to gather information on self-perception discontentment. Factors responsible for pressurizing them to regain their pre-baby body were analyzed using different measurement scales. Studies based on these samples show that 81.35% of new mothers are eitherserious victims of body-shaming or are stuffed with a fearful mindset of being body-shamed during their stressful post-partum period. Development of self-recognition disillusionment was common among all. It was found that segments, for instance, higher BMI, socio-cultural strains, and sadness were all basically associated with self-observation frustration. Normally used weight control measures were eating little meals and some even practice skipping dinners83% of women eat less during the lactating period to reduce their prenatal weight gain. Enhancing the appearance and body shape where the essential clarifications behind weight control rehearses. Women undergo physical as well as mental pressures from different walks of life to work for physical perfection, no matter what stage of life they are in now; meeting these societal expectations became the top priority for modern women which acts harmful for a healthy life.