Miriam,
You have an excellent insight into the problems, which of course is not
the way it is projected on TV last night. The interview I saw made it
sound like the hospital was just discriminating against woman with a
high BMI instead of highlighting exactly all the issues you have
raised.
While I deplore the fact that any woman would be
refused care due to her size, I do understand the
issues for clinicians and other staff.
I recently had a follow through woman with a booking
in weight of 147 kg. She had gest. diabetes + quite
bad cellulitis in her right leg. She was cared for by
be no general rule.
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While I deplore the fact
I find this website very helpful for info on larger women and pregnancy.
Cheers,
J
http://www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/
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I find this website very helpful for info on larger women and pregnancy.
Cheers,
J
http://www.plus-size
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Title: News article, woman refused care for being overweight.
Woman 'too fat' for birth
June 13, 2005
From: AAP
A PREGNANT woman says she has been told she cannot have her baby in a Victorian hospital because she is too fat.
The woman, only identified as Lisa, was told she would not be
authorities.
Robyn
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Woman 'too fat'
for birth
June 13, 2005
This is not that uncommon. BUT it is not exclusive to pregnancy. Here all patients undergoing surgery must have a BMI below a certain level or are considered not suitable for our Operating theatre and for anaesthesia by GP anaesthetists.
Andrea Q
Woman 'too fat' for birth
June 13, 2005
We have had a similar thing here in WA but
not BMI driven. If you are over 100kg then some hospitals will not allow women
to birth in their facility.
Sally
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