Toni Liechty, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (image)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Media portrayals of pregnant and postpartum women are unrealistic and may heighten women's self-consciousness and dissatisfaction with their bodies, women said in a new study led by University of Illinois recreation, sport and tourism professor Toni Liechty.

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