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SOURCE : GETTY IMAGES “SOCIAL MEDIA AND PREGNANCY “ Dr Shagufta Kazi Social media is a platform where we can post, search, share, chat and get connected with other people. It is a new way to communicate with others. There is no doubt that the social media and its instant availability has changed the way we engage with the outside world. At any time of life, whatever we may experience social media has become a platform to reach out to others going through the same thing. Pregnant women, for example, can reach out to other expectant mothers who are due to give birth around the same time as them, and track each other’s progress, problems and proud moments. But not to forget social media is putting pregnant women under pressure to look perfect. One of the biggest negative impacts of social media is the increase in body image dissatisfaction, as users compare themselves to the literally millions of perfect photos of celebrities and o...