CMACE Publishes Information On Obesity In Pregnancy

Widespread (no pun intended, see below) nutritional child abuse.

The Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries (CMACE) reveals results from a survey on NHS maternity provision for obese women and publishes guidelines at a conference today.

In 2008, CMACE undertook a survey of maternity service provision for women with obesity on the NHS as part of their national programme on obesity in pregnancy. Survey responses were received from 320 (88%) of the 364 maternity units in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Crown Dependencies. Responses were received from 98% and 96% of obstetric and freestanding midwifery units respectively (see note 1).

Key findings

- The majority of maternity units routinely provide care to women with obesity. 220 (100%) of the responding obstetric units...

That would be 100%.

Terrible.

An example of a widespread: