Interesting article in the Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/mother-tongue/10385992/Why-are-half-of-UK-women-not-getting-the-birth-they-want.html To be honest, I’d be surprised if as much as half of high BMI mums are happy with our birth experiences…
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I’ve said it for quite some time; I know high BMI in pregnancy means a greater risk of developing complications, but what if those complications don’t develop? I’ve never understood why our pregnancies can’t then be treated as ‘normal’? Is there such a thing as a low risk obese pregnancy? At last a large study,
At last! Good news! A study on LOW RISK obese pregnancies! Read More »
As things go, we’re pretty lucky in the UK. We have excellent maternity services; free at the point of delivery (literally)! It sometimes feels ungrateful to be complaining about how we are routinely over-medicalised as bigger women when we are in such a fortunate position compared with some women in other parts of the world. Yet
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Occasionally, the question arises; “Is it selfish to focus on YOUR birth experience?”. What prompted my musing on this today was the following article on an American site. ***(Update 2023) Sadly the website no longer exists. But the text remains, thanks to The Wayback Machine, and it’s still relevant! It makes some good, thought provoking
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