Social media portrayals of pregnancy
Social media allows for people to edit their photos to show their most flattering selves, blurring one’s real self with a digital self [Social media portrayals of pregnancy are also subject to substantive edits. A qualitative review of pregnancy portrayals on Instagram showed that images were often professionally looking with a spotless background, perfectly edited, and intentionally posed to expose the woman’s stomach [Social media can also be damaging to pregnant women because of social comparisons to their friends and family. Some women have described that seeing friends that are smaller than them while pregnant caused them to judge themselves and have a negative impact on their body image [