%O This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. %D 2025 %I BMJ %L discovery10205486 %C England %T Body dysmorphic symptoms during pregnancy are associated with poorer quality of life %A Georgina Krebs %A Elizabeth Hogg %J Evidence-Based Nursing %K Mental Health, Midwifery