The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is seeking feedback from women on its new leaflet ‘Being overweight or obese during pregnancy and after birth‘. The closing date for comments is midday on Friday 18 May. Click on this link to access the RCOG page where you can read the draft leaflet and then feed […]
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I was surprised to discover today that being larger doesn’t only affect your maternity and antenatal care. It can lead to abortion delays too. The British Pregnancy Advice Service (the UK’s leading abortion care service) released this briefing paper. It highlights the number of women forced to continue pregnancies, some of which are against medical
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Another day, another article which blames obese mums and completely misrepresents the research it purports to be reporting on – lazy journalism. Thanks Helen McArdle ‘Health Correspondent’ for The Herald @HMcardleHT, for yet more scaremongering claptrap. Here’s the article: Let’s begin with the headline: “Offspring of obese mothers prone to childhood obesity because they develop ‘fatty
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There’s a real lack of good quality research into high BMI pregnancies. There are few studies done specifically on the topic. Those that do exist are often with very small sample sizes, conflate being overweight with medical conditions, or have flawed methodology. Yet we’re supposed to accept recommendations based on their results? Even given the
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