Pregnancy: ‘I felt fat-shamed by banter at my 12-week scan’
A study finds women with obesity can feel “deeply stigmatised” during pregnancy. Source link
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Mum felt ‘fat-shamed’ during pregnancy scan
A mum-of-four has said she felt she was “fat-shamed” by hospital staff during her pregnancy scan. Alexandra Dodds said jokes were made about her weight such as “hope you’ve stopped having your Christmas snacks”. “I think it was just like banter, but I feel you can’t banter about that,” she said. Studies have found women … Read more