Abstract
Objective: to analyze the perception of the body image of pregnant women in the third trimester and to ev aluate their relationship w ith the Body Mass Index. Methods: Observ ational and transv ersal study. Conv enience sample of 231 women in the 3rd trimester, w ith mean age of 32.07 years (SD = 5.41), w ho attended prenatal class. Self-filling questionnaire. A body image scale was used, presenting Cronbach's α of .885. E thical principles were observ ed. Results : The body image is tendentially positiv e, w hether considering the total physical figure or body parts. The pregnant womb and the breasts are the highest scoring body elements (M= 5.76, SD = 1.29 and M= 5.15, SD = 1.25). T he weight had the lowest mean score (M= 4.48, SD = 1.64). Older women tend to hav e a more fav orable body image. D ata suggests that women carry to pregnancy social models w ho v alue the thinness. T he A nov a one-way test, in women w ith lower weight gain, showed a significantly more fav orable body image (M= 55.28; SD = 8.63). Multiple regression, suggests the consistency of the construct during pregnancy. Conclusion: it w ill be important that the body image becomes integrated as an indicator of well-being in the prenatal surv eillance. Keywords: Body image; pregnancy ; body mass index ; nursing; prenatal care; obstetrics.
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