Plus Size Pregnancy - an interview with Dr Sara Wickham

Welcome to season 5!! This episode we have the marvelous Dr Sara
Wickham back in the cauldron with us talking all about what’s in
her new book Plus Size Pregnancy. 


Sara talks to us about:


·      How women and families want, need and
deserve better answers to their many questions about higher BMI
and birth, and that midwives and birth workers need to know what
the evidence says. 


·      Clarification of what is the BMI and as
Sara says “it’s a racist, sexist, classist” index created for
complete different reason than for health! 


·      We look at why a higher BMI comes with so
many tests and limitations for birth and Sara talks us through
the existing evidence.


·      Are women with a high BMI more at risk of
caesarean section, and if so what are the real reasons behind
this?


·      Why the phrase morbid obesity is utter
nonsense and rooted in a much darker context.


·      Sara delves into diet culture, it’s myths
and the marketing behind it. 


·      Weight bias and fat shaming in healthcare.


·      And why using BMI is problematic in
maternity care.


You’ll hear all this and much more in this fabulous
episode.

LINKS:
Plus Size Pregnancy book
Dr Sara Wickham website
Sara on Instagram  @drsarawickham
Sara on Facebook sarawickham.com


 


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