The thin line between desirably plump and overweight: detail from Rubens' The Arrival of Maria de' Medici at Marseille © Wikipedia

Not ‘fit for child-bearing’: Fatness and (In)fertility

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According to the UK’s National Health System, ‘Being overweight or obese’ is considered a risk factor for infertility. Pregnant people who are fat are often told about higher risks of complications during pregnancy and may have their birth choices limited due to their size. The fat acceptance movement have shown how fraught the relationship between health systems and fat, pregnant bodies health can be, and how pervasive and harmful fat shaming is. Unfortunately, it is also an issue that overweight people have dealt with for millennia.