Language matters: pregnancy and overweight or obesity

Helen Skouteris; Claire Pearce; Briony Hill

Language matters: pregnancy and overweight or obesity

Helen Skouteris
, Claire Pearce
, Briony Hill

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Abstract

WOMEN living with overweight or obesity experience weight stigma on average three times every day. That does not stop when they are pregnant, with our research showing that many of the health professionals women see throughout their pregnancy will add to the chorus of perceived criticism about their weight.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-4
Number of pages	4
Journal	MJA Insight
Publication status	Published - 16 Aug 2021

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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Language matters: pregnancy and overweight or obesity

Abstract

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