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More than one third of U.S. women are obese; thus, virtually all clinicians will see such women at some point. Obesity increases risk for adverse medical outcomes throughout life, including during pregnancy. Care of obese women may entail more time (for counseling, referral, and some procedures), specialized equipment (e.g., larger speculums, exam tables that accommodate large body sizes), and added use of medical resources (e.g., more-frequent ultrasonography to measure fetal growth, more-complex surgical procedures). Fear of professional liability associated with greater likelihood of surgical and obstetric complications may cause some clinicians to consider excluding these women from their practices, an unprincipled action. The Ethics Co…