The document states: “Some people may refer to their ‘chest’ and ‘chestfeeding’ rather than their ‘breasts’ and ‘breastfeeding’.”
It adds that staff can use the term woman, but should use more inclusive language such as “people” and says: “As midwives and birth workers, we focus on improving access and health outcomes for marginalised and disadvantaged groups.
“Women are frequently disadvantaged in healthcare, as are trans and non-binary people.”
Midwives are being advised to use gender-neutral language around transgender and non-binary patients (Image: Getty )
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Campaign group TransActual said: “Let’s hope many more trusts follow suit.” Carolyn Morrice, Brighton and Sussex Hospitals’ Chief Nurse, said: “Changing the language we use in this way is something people who use our services have been asking for, for some time.
January 7, 2021 Using CT, radiologists can play a key role in planning facial feminization surgery procedures that adjust masculine characteristics such as brow, nose, and chin prominence in transgender patients, according to a review published online December 30 in the
A team led by Dr. Andrew Callen of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Denver offered a list of best practices for preoperative facial feminization surgery planning and stressed how important radiologists are in the care of this patient population. Familiarity with [CT] findings will facilitate improved communication between radiologists and surgeons, thereby contributing to the care of transgender women, Callen and colleagues noted.