The real image of childbirth has been stigmatized for centuries, and women have felt pressure to hide the very unpolished reality. Social media has presented a whole new pressure to this equation for some. In the same study, respondents were asked why they were so concerned about their appearance following childbirth, and among the top reasons were looking good in photos (31 percent), looking presentable for visitors (26 percent) or to avoid looking ill, drained and tired (22 percent). A different study revealed that the average woman applies make-up within two-and-a-half hours of giving birth. Pictured above is beauty blogger Alexis Jayda in California who recorded a makeup tutorial while waiting to give birth to her child.