ArticleMaternal and child health journal2015
Obesity stigma as a determinant of poor birth outcomes in women with high BMI: a conceptual framework.
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- Association of body mass index with adverse pregnancy outcomes when stratified by cardiovascular health.Pregnancy (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Pre-gestational BMI, obstetric violence, and perinatal mental health: a retrospective cohort study.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- Experiencing weight stigma during childbirth increases the odds of cesarean birth.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Remote Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce Postpartum Weight Retention: Protocol for a Community-Engaged Hybrid Type I Effectiveness-Implementation Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Shared Decision-Making and Body Mass Index in Australian Antenatal Care: An Exploratory OPTION12 Evaluation.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- Navigating weight, risk and lifestyle conversations in maternity care: a qualitative study among pregnant women with obesity.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- The Health Stigma and Discrimination Framework: a global, crosscutting framework to inform research, intervention development, and policy on health-related stigmas.BMC medicine · 2019Article
- Obese Mothers have Lower Odds of Experiencing Pro-breastfeeding Hospital Practices than Mothers of Normal Weight: CDC Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), 2004-2008.Maternal and child health journal · 2016Article
- The Impact of Obesity on Childbirth Expectations.Journal of midwifery & women's healthArticle
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Abstract
Obesity stigma has been linked to poor health outcomes on an individual and population basis. However, little research has been conducted on the role of chronic or recent obesity stigma in the health disparities experienced by pregnant women with high body mass index. The purpose of this article is to discuss poor birth outcomes in this population from an integrated perinatal health framework perspective, incorporating obesity stigma as a social determinant. In studies of non-pregnant populations, obesity stigma has been associated with stress, unhealthy coping strategies, psychological disorders, and exacerbations of physical illness. This article examines the mechanisms by which obesity stigma influences health outcomes and suggests how they might apply to selected complications of pregnancy, including macrosomia, preterm birth and cesarean delivery. Given the rates of obesity and associated pregnancy complications in the United States, it is critical to examine the determinants of those problems from a life course and multiple determinants perspective. This paper offers a conceptual framework to guide exploratory research in this area, incorporating the construct of obesity stigma.
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