Many people feel unhappy with their bodies, especially during pregnancy. Pregnancy can make people feel worried or upset about their body's changes. For those who had a history of disordered eating behaviors, these worries might make past eating problems come back. Unfortunately, we don't have good programs to help with body dissatisfaction and disordered eating during pregnancy or postpartum. 

We want to fix this. We have created two programs that aim to help with body image and eating concerns. In this research study, we are testing these programs to see which one is more effective. The main goal is to improve and prevent increased eating disorder symptoms and body dissatisfaction during pregnancy or postpartum. 

We are no longer enrolling participants at this time. If you are interested in participating in other studies conducted at the Center of Women's Mental Health, please fill out this general research interest form (click here) and you may be contacted regarding future research studies.   

If you have questions, please email mghthrive@mgb.org or call at (617)-643-5154. 

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Publications: 

Vanderkruik, R., Frisch, C. M., Woodworth, E. C., Scharner, S., Bartels, S. J., Freeman, M. P., Cohen, L. S., & Stice, E. (2025). The pregnant body project pilot RCT protocol: Preventing disordered eating behaviors in high-risk pregnant individuals. Contemporary clinical trials, 156, 108039. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2025.108039

Vanderkruik, R., Woodworth, E. C., Frisch, C. M., Nelson, S., Dunk, M. M., Freeman, M. P., Cohen, L. S., Stice, E., & Bartels, S. J. (2025). Application of implementation science frameworks to inform the adaptation process of an evidence-based eating disorder prevention program for high-risk perinatal individuals. Implementation research and practice, 6, 26334895251319811. https://doi.org/10.1177/26334895251319811Â