Lower Surgical Threshold, Less Patience in Labor for "Obese" Women

Here is yet another study ( Ellekjear 2017 ) showing that labor is often managed differently in "obese" women, with a lower surgic...

Most Babies Suspected to be Large Actually Aren't

So many mothers get the "big baby" fear card handed to them during pregnancy. This often leads to pressure for interventions such ...

Reducing Failure-to-Wait Cesareans

A while ago, experts developed guidelines to help reduce "failure to progress" cesareans, called the Consensus for the Safe Preve...

Induction's Relationship to Cesareans in High BMI Women

Many providers are so affected by the over-hyping of risk around pregnancy in women of size that they routinely induce labor in "obese...

Wait for Spontaneous Labor If the Cervix Isn't Ripe

Here is a new study that suggests that it may be better to await spontaneous labor in first-time obese mothers with an unripe cervix, rather...

Induction or Waiting in Obese First-Time Mothers?

This is a follow-up post about a study  reported  on briefly here earlier this year. It is about the question of whether "obese" w...