“Programme: BSc Midwifery Course Title: PsychoSocial Aspects of Health Assignment Title: Identify an episode of clients care with which you have been involved whilst on work placement. Discuss an aspect of their life that was relevant to their care and the related psychological and sociological factors. Place your findings within an appropriate theoretical framework and integrate with relevant national policies.”

I will be calling my client Sam (pseudonym). I met Sam at her initial ante-natal booking; she is twenty-four years of age and was 11 weeks pregnant at the time. Whilst going through her medical history, it was noted that Sam had a body mass index (BMI) of 38. After further questioning regarding her weight, she reassured me that she had been overweight for all her life and that being overweight is a norm in her family. She was not happy with being overweight but had learned to live with it.  Sam comes from an Indian background, she added that her family was very strict, Sam was not allowed to go out and play with her friends as a child, she was instead told to stay indoors and watch television or play computer games….(short extract)