Plus Size Pregnancy

Midwife Pip Podcast Episode 87.

High BMI, Plus size, Obese, High Risk … all labels you may have heard or being told

in pregnancy. How does a plus size pregnancy alter your care, should it? What are

the possible risks and what can you do to ensure a supported, positive and

empowered pregnancy and birth regardless of your body’s size.

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BMI or weight are sensitive topics and add pregnancy into the mix and the

conversation can become challenging perhaps even taboo in nature and the waters

get muddied. I think it is about time we ditched the shame for body size in pregnancy

and empowered women to embrace a healthy and confident journey to motherhood.