The latest MBRRACE 2026 report (or to give it it’s full title: Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care 2026 – Lessons learned to inform maternity care from the UK and Ireland Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths and Morbidity 2022-24) was published last month. And now I’ve had an opportunity to read and digest the information, I’d
MBRRACE 2026: what does the data tell us about BMI and maternal deaths? Read More »
Welcome back to Manna Mostaghim, PhD student of Health Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science! Last month, Manna wrote about weight loss drug Saxenda being improperly presented as a fertility aid. This guest blog post looks at the issues around egg freezing in the UK if you have a high BMI. Scrambled,
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Time and again we’re told how everything about our pregnancies is doomed with a higher BMI. We’re fed messages that we’ll struggle to conceive, struggle to stay pregnant, struggle in labour, struggle to birth, struggle to breastfeed. Since you’re advised to lose weight for practically any health complaint (Migraine? Period pain? Ingrowing toenail? Weight loss
Can Saxenda improve fertility? Read More »
One aspect of high BMI pregnancy I know need to address more is pre-conception care and fertility treatment. Particularly why is IVF access in the UK almost impossible with a high BMI? Last year Nicola Salmon wrote a post for us about Rebel Wilson’s disclosures about fertility treatment. Today I’m delighted to report we have
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