Chances are, if you're plus size and pregnant, you have been told that your pregnancy is automatically "high risk." Join me and birthkeeper, hypnobirthing teacher and all around birth nerd, Jenine Ellis, as we explore the continuing disappearance of "low risk" pregnancies in modern maternity care.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How maternity care has changed over time and become more intervention-focused
- The narrowing of what it means to be a "low risk" patient
- The nuances of maternity care in Australia
- Myths people are told surrounding plus size bodies and the birth process
- How BMI can be used to justify higher intervention birth pathways
- Jenine's experiences of pregnancy and birth as a young mom and plus size person
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Website: https://www.graceandivy.com.au
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Memorable Messages Research Details: "Memorable Messages About Fat Bodies Before, During and After Pregnancy" by Basinger, Quinlan and Rawlings, 2022.
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