Don't call pregnant women 'expectant mothers' as it might offend transgender people, BMA says
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The BMA said its guidance was aimed at its staff CREDIT: ANDREW MATTHEWS/PA
Laura Donnelly, health editor
29 JANUARY 2017 • 12:38PM
The British Medical Association has said pregnant women should not be called "expectant mothers" as it could offend transgender people.
Instead, they should call them "pregnant people" so as not to upset intersex and transgender men, the union has said.
The advice comes in an internal document to staff outlining a raft of common phrases that should be avoided for fear of causing offence. A large majority of people that have been pregnant or have given birth identify as women. We can include intersex men and transmen who may get pregnant by saying 'pregnant people' instead of 'expectant mothers'.BMA guidance "The elderly" should be referred to as "older people", "disabled lifts" called "accessible lifts" and someone who is "biologically male or female"…More