Posing during or after pregnancy is often the last thing that some women feel like doing, but for others it can be both empowering and emotional. Now a new book reveals the truth about women’s bodies after they have had children, complete with stunning photos and wise words from the mothers featured, all of whom explain how they learned to love their changing physique.
And it certainly doesn’t pull any punches. Stretchmarks, saggy tummies and loose skin all feature in A Beautiful Body Project: The Bodies of Mothers by US photographer Jade Beall. Have a peek:
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| According to experts, birth has a huge impact on a woman’s body and many feel their bodies are no longer the same afterwards. |
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| Kasthuri. Her first child was born via a C-section after complications during birth |
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| Rachel had her first child at the age of 30 and describes the ‘pure bliss’ after the pain of giving birth |
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| A splash of colour from Kendra, 36, with her baby daughter |
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Women like mother-of-two Christina, 30, said that after posing for Beall they appreciated the beauty of their bodies much more
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| Chris, 52, posed with her 21 year old daughter Loren and says her idea of beauty changed over the years |
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