ReviewObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2022
Newspaper media framing of obesity during pregnancy in the UK: A review and framework synthesis.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Weight stigma in the preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum periods: A systematic review of women's perspectives.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
- Measuring and Managing Obesity in Pregnancy Using the Edmonton Obesity Staging System: A Scoping Review.Clinical obesity · 2026Article
- The role of policy actors' belief systems and interests in framing public health nutrition problems: a case study of obesity in Australia.Public health nutrition · 2025Article
- Pregnancy and weight gain: a scoping review of women's perceptions and experiences with stigma.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Experiencing weight stigma during childbirth increases the odds of cesarean birth.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Prenatal weight stigma can affect relationship quality and maternal health outcomes.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Presentation of a weight bias internalization tool for use in pregnancy and a call for future research: A commentary.Obesity pillars · 2024Article
- Weight development from childhood to motherhood-embodied experiences in women with pre-pregnancy obesity: a qualitative study.Reproductive health · 2024Article
- Changing the global obesity narrative to recognize and reduce weight stigma: A position statement from the World Obesity Federation.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2024Review
- The Challenge of Weight Stigma for Women in the Preconception Period: Workshop Recommendations for Action from the 5th European Conference on Preconception Health and Care.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Newspaper media framing of obesity during pregnancy in the UK: A review and framework synthesis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2022Review
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Abstract
Two thirds of women report experiencing weight stigma during pregnancy. Newspaper media is powerful in framing health issues. This review synthesized UK newspaper media portrayal of maternal obesity. NexisUni was searched to identify newspaper articles, published January 2010 to May 2021, reporting content on obesity during pregnancy. Framework synthesis integrated quantitative and qualitative analysis of the content of articles. There were 442 articles included (59% tabloids and 41% broadsheets). Three overarching themes with interacting sub-themes were as follows: (1) Women were blamed for their weight, risks, and NHS impact. (2) Women were solely responsible for solving obesity, gendered from school age. (3) Women with obesity were a burden on individuals (e.g., themselves, their children, and health professionals), to society, and the NHS. Catastrophizing language framed the "problem," "scale," and "public health concern" of maternal obesity, emphasizing risk, and danger and was alarmist, aggressive, and violent as to elicit fear or devalue women. Articles platformed 'expert' voices rather than women's lived experiences. This review identified that UK newspaper media negatively frames and oversimplifies the topic of maternal obesity. Exposure to blaming and alarmist messaging could increase women's guilt, stigma, and internalized weight bias. The newspaper media should be harnessed to de-stigmatize maternal obesity and promote maternal well-being.
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