Doctors told not to call pregnant women mothers in case they upset transsexual people
Doctors across the UK have been told not to call pregnant women “expectant mothers”, in case they offend transsexual people.
Official guidance, issued by the British Medical Association, instructs staff to use the term “pregnant people” instead.
The advice, sent to 160,000 NHS staff in hospitals and general practice, says that the word “mother” should be dropped during pregnancy, to avoid causing offence and help ‘celebrate diversity’.