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Should trans identified men be supported to breastfeed? Why we say the answer’s ‘no’
Every so often, social media and the mainstream press get fired up with accounts of trans identified men breastfeeding. Here are a few The Post Millennial: Biological male celebrated for ‘breastfeeding’ newborn while the mother hemorrhages post-childbirth The Guardian: Transgender woman able to breastfeed in first documented case The Queer Issues: The First Time Breast…
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UPDATE: Pause on £100k NHS award for training maternity units in trans inclusion.
Here’s why With Woman is cheering! If you’ve seen anything of this blog, seen our Twitter, followed any of our growing number of supporters, you’ll have seen the tale of the Invitation to Quote, to train maternity units in the language, and practice, of trans inclusion. The ITQ was published at the height of the…
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PRESS RELEASE: Clinicians and researchers urge NHS England to pause £100K transgender midwifery training covering 40 Trusts
9 January 2023 A group of 1400 health practitioners, researchers and members of the public today sent a letter to NHS England urging that the imminent Maternity Gender Inclusion Programme (MGIP) be put on hold. The letter warned that a scandal similar to the events that led to the closure of the Tavistock Gender Identity…
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PRESS RELEASE: Experts warn new transgender training for NHS maternity services based on ‘bogus’ research
The ITEMS report also recommended the introduction of ‘inclusive language’ for all maternity service users, which typically includes the addition of de-sexed terms such as ‘pregnant people’ and ‘chestfeeding’.
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Ideological capture at the heart of the NHS
Midwives, obstetricians and researchers who have seen the report say it raises more questions than answers, and that there significant flaws in its methodology and analysis.
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