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Big girth? Then you can’t give birth
Posted by Melissa Maimann on Nov 26, 2009 in Midwifery, Obstetrics
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NHS chiefs have banned mums-to-be from giving birth at their hospital if they are too fat.
The hospital’s maternity unit is only suitable for low-risk births …
Any [women] with a BMI … over 34 will be turned away … “Our foremost concern is for the safety of mothers who deliver here … Mothers with a high BMI are at increased risk in labour …
… 18 per cent of the population are obese.
Melissa Maimann, Essential Birth Consulting 0400 418 448