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Big Fat Pregnancy
July 2025 Newsletter
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Liberate Your Fat Birth is here!
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Birth is powerful, and your body is already enough.
Liberate Your Fat Birth is a transformative new resource designed to empower fat parents with the knowledge, confidence, and support they deserve.
This is birth without shame, rooted in autonomy, respect, and fat-positive care.
Liberate Your Fat Birth tackles these challenges head-on, providing evidence-based insights, practical tools, and strategies to help you reclaim your pregnancy experience. You’ll learn how to build a supportive healthcare team, advocate for your needs, and communicate effectively with providers—even in challenging situations.
This course is about moving beyond fear and uncertainty, giving you the confidence to make informed decisions and embrace the belief that you deserve compassionate, affirming care exactly as you are.
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Big News: New Guidelines Shift Focus from Weight Loss to Whole-Person Health
The American Diabetes Association has just released groundbreaking 2025 guidelines that could reshape how healthcare providers treat individuals with larger bodies, including during pregnancy.
Instead of focusing only on weight loss, the new guidelines prioritize:
- Reducing health risks over shrinking your body
- Personalized, respectful care
- Training providers to address weight stigma and implicit bias
- Inclusive clinic spaces that honor patient dignity and privacy
👉 Important note: These updates still frame “obesity” as a medical problem and focus on reducing risks associated with larger bodies, not dismantling fatphobia or weight-based medical models entirely. This isn’t a fat liberation win, but it does create opportunities for more respectful, collaborative, and equitable care.
For those navigating pregnancy in a larger body, this shift can mean:
- Fewer “high-risk” labels based on BMI alone
- More autonomy in care decisions
- Less stigma in clinical conversations
🧰 Want help talking to your provider about these changes? Reply to this email or download our free guide: How to Talk to Your Provider About the 2025 Guidelines.
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Big Fat Pregnancy helps fat pregnant folks navigate a biased medical system without struggle, confusion, and fear!
We advocate for compassionate, inclusive, and evidence-based medical care for plus-size bodies during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Time after time, folks living in larger bodies are denied access to care based on BMI, limited in their provider choices, and go through pregnancy without quality support.
We’re here to change that!
WORK WE LOVE!
Wellspring Midwifery
Founded in 2020 by Elliott Leslie and Lizz Fay, blends respectful, anti-oppressive care with evidence-based practice. They’re ideal for anyone seeking size-, gender-, and family-affirming support throughout the perinatal year, especially those exploring home or water birth in a community rooted in justice, autonomy, and trust. Free consultations are available.
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All Bodies Welcome!
Our Guide to Finding a Size-Inclusive Pregnancy Provider details information and resources to help you navigate the challenging process of finding a healthcare provider who understands and respects your body and unique healthcare needs. Download our comprehensive 21-page guide for $9.99!
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