Ahlia says her GP ‘laughed in her face’ when she asked for a water birth – and that weight stigma in pregnancy has to stop

Australian researchers propose a new model to reduce ‘mum shaming’ over body size, which has negative health outcomes for mother and childGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen Ahlia* was waiting to check in for a routine pregnancy appointment, she says a receptionist walked by calling out directions to gestational diabetes education – then looked at her, waiting for Ahlia to follow.“I’m not here for that,” Ahlia recalls saying in fron