MEDIA COVERAGE
Weight stigma in maternity care: women's experiences and care providers' attitudes
New York Times Magazine
When You’re Told You’re Too Fat to Get Pregnant "The first time a doctor told Gina Balzano that she was too fat to have a baby was in 2013." 18 June 2019 |
Huffington Post
Fat-Shaming The Pregnant: How The Medical Community Fails Overweight Moms "Hilary was 23 years old and newly married when her doctor confirmed she was pregnant with her first baby." 5 September 2018 |
Healthline
Why Some Pregnant Women May Not Need to ‘Eat for Two’ to Stay Healthy "A growing number of pregnant women in the United States have weight-related conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, or cardiovascular disease that can increase the risk of pregnancy complications." 9 October 2019 |
U.S. News
What Not to Say to a Pregnant Woman "Everyone knows what not to say to a woman who might be pregnant: "When are you due?" But once a woman is most certainly pregnant, no one knows what not to say." 18 November 2014 |
Sunshine Coast Daily
Study reveals hospitals ill-treat obese pregnant women "Pregnant Queensland women who are considered to be obese or overweight are treated more poorly by maternity care providers, new research has found." 25 February 2013 |
Warwick Daily News
Study reveals hospitals ill-treat obese pregnant women "Pregnant Queensland women who are considered to be obese or overweight are treated more poorly by maternity care providers, new research has found." 25 February 2013 |
Tweed Daily News
Study reveals hospitals ill-treat obese pregnant women "Pregnant Queensland women who are considered to be obese or overweight are treated more poorly by maternity care providers, new research has found." 25 February 2013 |
Fraser Coast Chronicle
Hospital ill-treats obese "Pregnant Queensland women who are considered to be obese or overweight are treated more poorly by maternity care providers, new research has found." 25 February 2013 [Circulation: 8,036; Page 4; Online Version] |
The Queensland Times
Study reveals hospitals ill-treat obese pregnant women "Pregnant Queensland women who are considered to be obese or overweight are treated more poorly by maternity care providers, new research has found." 25 February 2013 |
Medical Xpress
Overweight, obese mothers treated differently by health professionals, study finds "Queensland mums-to-be who are considered to be overweight or obese are treated and perceived more poorly by maternity care providers because of their body weight, according to a new University of Queensland study." 20 February 2013 |