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Weight stigma in maternity care: women’s experiences and care providers’ attitudes

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Mulherin, Kate, Miller, Yvette D, Barlow, Fiona Kate, Diedrichs, Phillippa C, Thompson, Rachel·2013·BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

DOI 10.1186/1471-2393-13-19PMC PMC3577669

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BACKGROUND: Weight stigma is pervasive in Western society and in healthcare settings, and has a negative impact on victims' psychological and physical health. In the context of an increasing focus on the management of overweight and obese women during and after pregnancy in research and clinical practice, the current studies aimed to examine the presence of weight stigma in maternity care. Addressing previous limitations in the weight stigma literature, this paper quantitatively explores the presence of weight stigma from both patient and care provider perspectives. METHODS: Study One investigated associations between pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and experiences of maternity care from a state-wide, self-reported survey of 627 Australian women who gave birth in 2009. Study Two involved administration of an online survey to 248 Australian pre-service medical and maternity care providers, to investigate their perceptions of, and attitudes towards, providing care for pregnant patients of differing body sizes. Both studies used linear regression analyses. RESULTS: Women with a higher BMI were more likely to report negative experiences of care during pregnancy and after birth, compared to lower weight women. Pre-service maternity care providers perceived overweight and obese women as having poorer self-management behaviours, and reported less positive attitudes towards caring for overweight or obese pregnant women, than normal-weight pregnant women. Even care providers who reported few weight stigmatising attitudes responded less positively to overweight and obese pregnant women. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, these results provide preliminary evidence that weight stigma is present in maternity care settings in Australia. They suggest a need for further research into the nature and consequences of weight stigma in maternity care, and for the inclusion of strategies to recognise and combat weight stigma in maternity care professionals' training.

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Authors: Mulherin, K., Miller, Y. D., Barlow, F. K., Diedrichs, P. C., & Thompson, R.
Affiliations: The University of Queensland (AU)
Queensland University of Technology (AU)
University of the West of England (GB)
Dartmouth College (US)
Corresponding author: Mulherin, Kate
ORCID: Miller, Yvette D
Barlow, Fiona Kate
Diedrichs, Phillippa C
Thompson, Rachel
Venue: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2013-01-22
Volume: 13
Issue: 1
Pages: 19-19
ISSN: 1471-2393 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-19
PMC: PMC3577669
OpenAlex: W2165869962
Cited by: 193
References: 47
Citations by year: 2026: 7 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 42 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 21 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 1
FWCI: 22.15
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: gold
doi.org
Licence: cc-by
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 (tdm)
Locations: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (publishedVersion, cc-by)
Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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PubMed (publishedVersion)
QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
UWE Research Repository (UWE Bristol) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders: University of Queensland
Queensland Government
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity and Health Practices
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Keywords: weight stigma, obstetric care, overweight in pregnancy, obese pregnant women, body mass index, patient experience, maternity care providers, self-management behavior, health professions education
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Attitude of Health Personnel, Australia, Female, Health Services Needs and Demand, Humans, Maternal Health Services, Obesity, Pregnancy, Prejudice, Professional-Patient Relations, Quality of Health Care, Self Care, Stereotyping, Body Mass Index, Linear Models, Qualitative Research, Overweight, Self Report

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