Ep 186: Obesity And Pregnancy - Updated!
Birth With Power
Dr. Nicole C. Rankins
4.9 • 637 Ratings
🗓️ 6 December 2022
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
In today’s episode I’m revisiting the subject of how obesity affects pregnancy. Originally, I covered this topic in 2019 but I feel like I missed the mark. It was a bit too negative and, to be honest, I have some weight bias that I’ve been working on. So I want to come back to it today.
I know that weight in general can be a sensitive topic but it’s something that we need to discuss because it affects quite a few women during pregnancy. Up top I’d like to acknowledge that size is not the only indicator of health and that body positivity is important. However, we gotta understand the facts about the effects of obesity because without the facts you don’t have the info you need to have your best pregnancy and birth.
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| 0:00.0 | In this episode, you are going to learn how carrying extra weight affects pregnancy. |
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| 1:22.3 | today. Hello there. Welcome to another episode of the podcast. This is episode number 186. I am so glad that you're |
| 1:31.4 | spending some time with me today. So in today's episode of the podcast, I am addressing again how |
| 1:38.3 | carrying extra weight can affect pregnancy. I originally did this episode back in 2019, so three years ago, |
| 1:48.0 | but I feel like I missed the mark with it. I was a bit too negative, focusing on some of the |
| 1:56.4 | issues that can occur. And I also think, to be honest, I have some weight bias things or issues that can occur. And I also think, to be honest, I have some weight bias things or issues |
| 2:04.7 | that I have been working on. So I want to come back to the episode today to address how carrying |
| 2:11.4 | extra weight can affect pregnancy. Now, I know that weight in general can be a really sensitive topic, |
| 2:19.6 | but it is something that we need to discuss because it is important. |
| 2:22.1 | And the reality is that it does affect pregnancy and affects quite a few women during |
| 2:28.3 | pregnancy. |
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