Fear of Childbirth Among Pregnant People Facing Anti-Fat Bias
Lee Roosevelt, Sarah Maguire, Akshay Sharma, Ruth Zielinski · 2024
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Lee Roosevelt and co-authors study fear of childbirth among pregnant people who feel they face anti-fat bias from providers, in a paper from 2024. Bias against larger bodies is common in health care and can worsen outcomes. Fear of childbirth can lengthen labor, raise the chance of surgical delivery, and color early bonding with the baby.
More than three hundred pregnant people were surveyed at three large academic centers and through social media. Standard tools measured how much bias they felt from providers and how strong their fear was. People who felt more bias reported stronger fear. The link was strongest among Black participants who felt bias. The authors urge training for providers on weight bias in pregnancy care.
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| CREATOR | Lee Roosevelt, Sarah Maguire, Akshay Sharma, Ruth Zielinski |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |