Pregnancy: 'I felt fat-shamed by banter at my 12-week scan'
A study finds women with obesity can feel "deeply stigmatised" during pregnancy.
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A study finds women with obesity can feel "deeply stigmatised" during pregnancy.
World Health Organization (WHO) warned that pregnant women should not get Moderna’s Wuhan coronavirus vaccine. It issued the warning because of insufficient data proving that it was safe for pregnant women. The global health body’s pronouncement applied to more than three million expectant mothers in the U.S., who are at a higher risk of suffering from severe COVID-19. In a Jan. 26 statement, the WHO said it did not recommend giving the Moderna mRNA shot to pregnant women. “While pregnancy puts women at a higher risk of severe COVID-19, the use of this vaccine in pregnant woman is curre...