Is the medical community failing plus size moms? Hannah, a labor and delivery nurse, joins the Plus Mommy Podcast to explore how common labor and delivery practices setup plus size women for failure to progress.
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Recording & Show Notes: Plus Mommy Podcast Episode 51
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How was this helpful? BARELY ANY solutions discussed. It was just a list of unfair treatment that we are going to walk into and have no control of, except now we know that these labor nurses are disgusted by us. Thanks for the frear. You could have started at the hour of this podcast taping. Your language wasn’t even empowering- its all negative. Why not discuss how we can actually speak up for ourselves? You leave us with the thought of dying because of biases and no recommendations.
I know some of the episodes are harder to listen to than others. But all of these conversations are extremely important because so much harm is happening to people of size seeking healthcare. Here are ones where you’ll find more supportive information and empowerment –
https://plusmommy.com/plus-size-pregnancy-with-an-ob-gyn/
https://plusmommy.com/plus-size-pregnancy-risks/
https://plusmommy.com/plus-size-and-pregnant/
https://plusmommy.com/weight-stigma-in-maternity-care/
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