It’s always nice to hear about midwives supporting alternative birth choices. To be fair, I don’t think my choice to homebirth with a BMI of 44 should be regarded as ‘alternative’! But, since only 1.1% of women and birthing people with a BMI over 40 birthed in a freestanding midwifery unit or at home in
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Why the healthcare obsession with weight as the ultimate explanation for all ills? Less than two weeks ago, I posted this meme on the BigBirthas Facebook group. While intended as a joke, the old ‘many a true word spoken in jest’ certainly fits here. It didn’t take long for a group member to experience the
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Hi everyone! The University of Plymouth have contacted BigBirthas.co.uk about some research they’re doing into weight loss medication and fertility. There seems to have been quite a lot of focus on obesity and fertility lately! In the UK, there are two types of weight loss medication which can be prescribed or purchased privately. One of
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Rebel Wilson’s fertility and weight has been in the media over the summer. Not that it’s any of our business, of course, but we know the media love a fat transformation story! They just love to reinforce the message that only thin bodies are worthy. Then their advertisers can flog us products led by our
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