PurposeThis study aimed to develop a scale that measures body image concerns during pregnancy.
Design and MethodsThe study administered draft of the scale for validity and reliability analysis to 320 pregnant women who visited the maternity polyclinic of a public hospital in eastern Turkey between February and May 2016.
FindingsThe Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient of the entire scale was 0.88. Factor analysis determined that the 23 items that explained 58.578% of total variance were in four of the factors.
Practice ImplicationsThe scale for body image concerns during pregnancy was a valid and reliable scale.