Chances are if you're plus size and pregnant, you are familiar with the common narrative that fat folks are presented with. Oftentimes expecting parents of size are told their pregnancy may be more complicated, potential risks may be inflated as guarantees and birth itself is portrayed as anything but straightforward. The truth is, pregnant people in bigger bodies CAN and DO have joyful pregnancies and healthy outcomes!

Fat Birth is a combination of a pregnancy guide and a collection of more than thirty positive plus size birth stories which highlights the amazing range of empowering experiences that fat people from all over the world have had. From home birth, water birth, induction, medicated and unmedicated vaginal birth, vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) and cesarean, new parents have proudly submitted their birth stories for publication and I can't wait to share them with you!

By the time you finish reading Fat Birth, you will feel more calm, confident and prepared for any path labor may take. You will walk away from Fat Birth knowing the following:

• You are worthy of a joyful pregnancy and positive birth

• Your weight does not limit what your amazing body is capable of

• That all types of birth can be experienced in a positive way

When you order your copy of Fat Birth , you are helping change the conversation and the way people approach plus size pregnancy.