Table 2 The main categories, sub categories and abstracted sub-categories
From: Body perception in pregnant women: a qualitative study
Main category | Subcategory |
|---|---|
Symbols | Symbol of motherhood |
Symbol of vulnerability | |
Feelings toward body changes | Negative feelings toward skin changes |
Feeling unfit | |
Attention drawing body shape | |
Ridiculous shape of the body | |
Obesity | |
Attraction and beauty | Sexual attraction |
Beauty |