Courtney Stallworth is a plus sized Black American maternal-newborn nurse whose pregnancy and birth experiences forever changed her life. Courtney joins the show to share her first empowering home birth story and passion for birth work. Her mission is to decrease the growing maternal-newborn mortality rate for all, emphasizing on the BIPOC community. Recording & …
Plus Size Pregnancy
Feeling supported by your care provider impacts how you look back on your pregnancy and birth experience. This is Whitney’s birth story!
This is a needed conversation about weight stigma in maternity care and how we can improve outcomes for plus size people during pregnancy.
Veronica chose to switch care providers at 26 weeks pregnant after her OB-GYN made assumptions about her body’s ability to have a healthy outcome.
Morgan shares her three plus size cesarean birth stories, and how size-friendly care can impact how people feel about their birth experiences.
Writer and full-spectrum doula Carrie Murphy joins the show for a thought-provoking conversation about how social justice and birth intersect.
Twelve years following a traumatic birth, Salena knew next time would be different. She shares her and her wife’s journey to getting pregnant with their son and her healing home birth story as a plus size woman. Healing Home Birth For months on end, Salena and her wife tried to get pregnant via home insemination. …
Champion powerlifter Becci Holcomb deadlifted almost 600 lb when she was pregnant during a competition in Dubai. This unstoppable woman shares her story.
Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins joins the show for an insightful conversation about plus size pregnancy with an OB-GYN. We dive deep into some tough topics!
Host Jen McLellan answers questions submitted by the Plus Mommy Instagram community about pregnancy when you are plus size.
Nia’s plus size pregnancies challenged her view of the maternity care system, and put her life on a new path to becoming a doula.
At the age of 35, Corryn had Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and a blocked fallopian tube. She knew her journey to becoming a mother was going to look different.