DiscoverThe Heavyweight Midwife PodcastEpisode 27: ‘Too Fat’ or Too Old’? Which are you? Scapegoating in medicalised childbirth
Episode 27: ‘Too Fat’ or Too Old’? Which are you? Scapegoating in medicalised childbirth

Episode 27: ‘Too Fat’ or Too Old’? Which are you? Scapegoating in medicalised childbirth

Update: 2025-09-12
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This week sees the release of figures confirming caesarean and forceps/ventouse account for over half all births in the UK. Increases in ‘advanced maternal age’ and ‘maternal obesity’ are highlighted as underpinning this trend, adding to the scapegoating of women.

I have some somewhat garbled thoughts in this weeks’ episode.

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Episode 27: ‘Too Fat’ or Too Old’? Which are you? Scapegoating in medicalised childbirth

Episode 27: ‘Too Fat’ or Too Old’? Which are you? Scapegoating in medicalised childbirth

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