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January Updates: Fat Liberation Wins, Paid Leave News & New Courses!

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January 2025 Newsletter

Paid Prenatal Leave Required in New York

New York has become the first state in the U.S. to mandate paid medical leave for pregnant employees attending prenatal appointments.

Effective January 1, 2025, private sector workers are entitled to at least 20 hours of paid leave for pregnancy-related medical care, including physical exams and fertility treatments.

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Liberate Your Fat Birth Course

Coming Soon!

Navigating pregnancy as a plus-size individual can feel daunting in a healthcare system steeped in bias and stigma. Outdated stereotypes and judgment often overshadow the transformative journey pregnancy should be.

Liberate Your Fat Birth tackles these challenges head-on, providing evidence-based insights, practical tools, and strategies to help you reclaim your pregnancy experience. You'll learn how to build a supportive healthcare team, advocate for your needs, and communicate effectively with providers—even in challenging situations.

This course is about moving beyond fear and uncertainty, giving you the confidence to make informed decisions and embrace the belief that you deserve compassionate, affirming care exactly as you are.

✨ Spots are limited—save yours today!

Reclaim your power, your voice, and your pregnancy journey.

January Fat Liberation News

​San Francisco Department of Health Hires Weight Discrimination Consultant ​

Virgie Tovar, the author of You Have the Right to Remain Fat, has been hired as a “consultant on weight stigma and weight neutrality” by the San Francisco Department of Public Health.

​Unitarian Universalist Association Supports Fat Liberation​

In 2023, the UUA’s Board of Trustees adopted a statement supporting fat liberation and dismantling bias against fat people. Efforts in 2024 continues to highlight the lived experience of fat people, including workshops and demonstrations of visibility.

​University of Maryland to offer ‘Intro to Fat Studies’ course​

Professor Sydney Lewis will offer a Intro to Fat Studies: Fatness, Blackness, and Thier Intersections starting in Spring 2025.

Big Fat Pregnancy helps fat pregnant folks navigate a biased medical system without struggle, confusion, and fear!

We advocate for compassionate, inclusive, and evidence-based medical care for plus-size bodies during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Time after time, folks living in larger bodies are denied access to care based on BMI, limited in their provider choices, and travel through pregnancy without quality support.

We're here to change that!

All Bodies Welcome!

Our Guide to Finding a Size-Inclusive Pregnancy Provider details information and resources to help you navigate the challenging process of finding a healthcare provider who understands and respects your body and unique healthcare needs. Download our comprehensive 21-page guide for $9.99!

WORK WE LOVE!

Georgia Fahl Bodywork

Georiga is a local licensed massage therapist offering bodywork in her Snohomish, WA studio as well as home visits. Christina has worked with Georgia personally since before the birth of her first child almost 6 years ago.

She is compassionate, knowledgeable, and extremely capable of listening to your requests for adjustments, areas of sensitivity, and is well versed in prenatal massage.

Something you may not know, Georgia also offers intra-oral massage to losen jaw, cheek, and gum muscles. If you have TMJ or any other oral related tension, it's a must!

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Size-inclusive doulas and educators located in Lynnwood, WA. We help fat pregnant folks navigate a biased medical system without struggle, fear, and confusion!

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