“bumps and boobs”: fatness and women's experiences of pregnancy

Earle, Sarah

doi:10.1016/s0277-5395(03)00054-2

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“…The women were adamant that fat stigmatization had infiltrated experiences of pregnancy. Specifically, they reported that gaining weight in places other than the "belly" is frowned upon, which is consistent with previous research [37] [42]. They believed that women were blamed for this pattern of weight gain.…”

Section: Defending Oneself Against a Permanent Metamorphosis Into A Ssupporting

confidence: 85%

“…Over gaining, under gaining, and unhealthy eating practices (e.g., overindulging in food) were deemed to be immoral. The moral culpability of being "fat" was also brought up in Earle's [42] From the women's perspective, the health care professionals they encountered tried to steer clear of the topic of weight. Nevertheless, the women's stories indicated that covert paternalistic and moralistic attitudes toward weight might have been at play.…”

Section: Worry About Gaining a Lot Because My Mother Always Told Usmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Experiences of Low Gestational Weight Gain: A Phenomenological Study with Pregnant Women

Murray

Conroy²

2014

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Low maternal, gestational weight gain is associated with preterm birth, intrauterine growth restriction, low birthweight, small-for-gestational-age infants, neural tube defects, infant death, failure to initiate breastfeeding, and childhood asthma. The advantage of qualitative research is it can provide valuable insights for health care professionals into the experience and perceptions of low gestational weight gain from the vantage point of women with first-hand lived experience. In this Heideggarian interpretive phenomenological study, the meaning and experiences of weight gain for pregnant women with low gestational weight gain were explored. Data were collected through interviews with 10 pregnant women from Atlantic Canada. Conroy's pathway for interpretive phenomenology was utilized. A hermeneutical spiral of interpretation identified six patterns or major themes: confronting one's mortality; defending oneself against a permanent metamorphosis into a stranger; playing with fire and brimstone; slipping under the radar; trying to find peace; and riding an emotional roller coaster. The findings point to a war that is being waged over pregnant bodies with respect to weight that leaves pregnant women fending for themselves, apparently with little help from their health care providers. Implications of the findings for health practice, education, and research are discussed.

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Section: Defending Oneself Against a Permanent Metamorphosis Into A Ssupporting

confidence: 85%

Section: Worry About Gaining a Lot Because My Mother Always Told Usmentioning

confidence: 99%

Experiences of Low Gestational Weight Gain: A Phenomenological Study with Pregnant Women

Murray

Conroy²

2014

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“…Challenging ideologies are thus a challenge to underlying power relations" (p. 189). According to Earle (2003), "the pregnant body has been traditionally seen, by feminists and others, as a potential site of resistance to wholesale objectification and commodification of women's bodies within modern Western societies" (p. 250). Pregnant women who chose alternatives to the medical birth, such as midwifery, may be resisting medicalization.…”

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“We Wanted a Birth Experience, not a Medical Experience”: Exploring Canadian Women's Use of Midwifery

Parry

2008

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“…A pregnant woman's body is far from the slim 'feminine ideal' of Western society (Johnson, Burrows & Williamson, 2004). Historically, such changes were considered unimportant (Earle, 2003). Although little researched, work now suggests many pregnant women are very worried about their weight and shape (Swann et al, 2009).…”

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The experience of pregnancy in women with a history of anorexia nervosa: An interpretive phenomenological analysis

Mason¹,

Cooper²,

Turner³

2012

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

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Background and aims:To explore the experience of pregnancy for women who have a history of anorexia nervosa (AN), in relation to the impact of AN on pregnancy, and pregnancy on AN. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six women with a history of AN. Data were analysed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. Results: Four super-ordinate themes emerged: 'Effortful resistance of AN'; 'The unvalued self, valued other dialectic'; 'In new territory'; and 'Feeling distanced'. Conclusions: Various factors motivated the women to try and change their AN behaviours. This was achieved with varying degrees of success. Attempts to manage AN cognitions and emotions were less successful, and this aspect of their illness persisted. Whilst the baby was viewed as worthy of nurturance, the self was not. Pregnancy represented an unfamiliar experience, and was a time of relative isolation and lack of psychological support. Findings are discussed in the context of theory, research and practice.

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“bumps and boobs”: fatness and women's experiences of pregnancy

Cited by 82 publications

References 5 publications

Experiences of Low Gestational Weight Gain: A Phenomenological Study with Pregnant Women

Experiences of Low Gestational Weight Gain: A Phenomenological Study with Pregnant Women

“We Wanted a Birth Experience, not a Medical Experience”: Exploring Canadian Women's Use of Midwifery

The experience of pregnancy in women with a history of anorexia nervosa: An interpretive phenomenological analysis

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