Abstract
Background: Depression is an important problem that needs to be taken into consideration, since it affects mother’s and baby’s health.
 Purpose: This study was conducted to determine depressive symptoms of pregnant women to investigate body image and some related factors. 
 Methods: A cross-sectional design was used in the study, and it was conducted with the participation of 520 pregnant women in Turkey. The data collection tools included a survey, the Beck’s Depression Inventory, and the Body Cathexis Scale were used in the study. 
 Results: In the study, 24.6% of the pregnant women have depressive symptoms. Pregnant women’s low education level, poor income, chronic diseases, “low” BMI, and whether they smoke or not were found to be related factors to depressive symptoms (p
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