Table 4 The mean (SD) of body image and its subscales before, immediately after and 4 weeks after childbirth

Total body image

Before intervention

214.48 (13.16)

215.63 (14.10)

-1.14 (-7.65 to 5.36)

0.727

Immediately after intervention

264.86 (15.97)

214.67 (21.67)

49.74 (28.57 to70.91) <0.001

4 weeks after delivery

270.07 (15.25)

211.0 (17.48)

Appearance evaluation

Before intervention

17.97 (2.87)

19.80 (4.30)

-1.83 (3.57 to -0.85)

0.041

Immediately after intervention

27.28 (4.60)

21.53 (4.88)

6.64 (1.80 to 11.48) 0.010

4weeks after delivery

28.14 (4.90)

19.93 (3.08)

Appearance orientation

Before intervention

44.77 (6.34)

42.43 (5.15)

2.34 (-0.41 to 5.10)

0.094

Immediately after intervention

50.21 (3.62)

(6.44) 40.33

9.26 (4.71 to 13.82) 0 < 001

4 weeks after delivery

50 (4.62)

41.66 (5.42)

Fitness evaluation

Before intervention

7.60 (1.63)

8.06 (1.89)

-0.46 (-1.30 to 0.38)

0.283

Immediately after intervention

11.14 (2.38)

(1.81) 7.53

3.30 (1.20 to 5.40)

0.004

4 weeks after delivery

11.57 (2.47)

(1.60) 7

Fitness orientation

Before intervention

37.17(6.43)

38.03 (6.06)

-0.86 (-3.84 to 2.12)

0.568

Immediately after intervention

(6.17) 47.71

(6.63) 38.87

10.96 (5.06 to 16.85) 0.001

4 weeks after delivery

(5.61) 49.28

(5.42) 35.07

Health evaluation

Before intervention

17.88 (2.16)

18.6 (2.81)

-0.71 (-1.91 to 0.48)

0.238

Immediately after intervention

23.57 (3.63)

18.27 (1.83)

5.73 (2.71 to 8.74) 0.001

4 weeks after delivery

(2.82) 23.86

18.07 (2.63)

Health orientation

Before intervention

26.51 (2.92)

24.91 (3.54)

1.60 (0.05 to 3.15)

0.043

Immediately after intervention

32.28 (3.73)

25.47 (2.85)

4.53 (0.87 to 8.19) 0.018

4 weeks after delivery

(2.84) 32.93

25.87 (3.77)

Illness orientation

Before intervention

18.71 (2.89)

18.31 (2.63)

0.40 (-0.92 to 1.72)

0.547

Immediately after intervention

20.71 (2.64)

17.47 (3.70)

4.37 (1.81 to 6.92) 0.002

4 weeks after delivery

21.36 (2.24)

18.13 (2.47)

Pre BASS

Before intervention

25.23 (4.43)

26.71 (4.41)

-1.48 (-3.60 to 0.62)

0.165

Immediately after intervention

34.43 (5.62)

27.67 (6.18)

5.74 (-0.44 to 11.92) 0.067

4 weeks after delivery

35.36 (5.34)

27.53 (5.19)

Self-classified weight

Before intervention

2.68 (0.98)

3.08 (1.02)

-0.40 (-0.88 to 0.08)

0.098

Immediately after intervention

2.68 (0.46)

2.9 (0.85)

-0.15 (-0.75 to 0.45) 0.594

4 weeks after delivery

1.34 (0.23)

1.40 (0.48)

Overweight preoccupation

Before intervention

0.73 (0.10)

0.70 (0.12)

0.03 (-0.02 to 0.08)

0.217

Immediately after intervention

2.82 (0.61)

2.57 (0.47)

-0.18 (-0.77 to 0.40) 0.524

4 weeks after delivery

2.82 (0.51)

2.65 (0.54)