PEAcH Study seeking participants BMI 35+!
The PEAcH Study is seeking participants with a BMI 35+. Heather Hopper, midwife & PhD student at the Uni of Plymouth, tells us more.
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Egg freezing in the UK with a high BMI
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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Can Saxenda improve fertility?
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
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Research into Body Shaming in Pregnancy needs volunteers!
It’s been a little while since I’ve put out a call for research participants! This study comes from Kayleigh, a PhD student at Liverpool Hope University, doing research into body shaming in pregnancy. I’m delighted to say that I’ve checked with her, and in this instance, if you’ve a high BMI but no other medical
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