We are not making this up. This is real. Too real. Seriously, what the heck is going on in this world?
In an order to become more ‘inclusive’ to transgender and non-binary parents, health experts are asking to substitute the term ”breast milk’ to ‘chest milk’.
UK health officials officially released a statement instructing nurses at two hospitals to stop saying “breastfeeding” and “breast milk”, and instead use more gender-inclusive phrases.
Today we are launching the UK’s first clinical and language guidelines supporting trans and non-binary birthing people.
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The guidelines state that officials are making the effort to be more “inclusive of trans & non-binary birthing people without excluding the language of women or motherhood.”
Medically, it is possible for a transgender man or non-binary person to have a baby and create milk. Health professionals see the language shift as a way to make people feel more comfortable.
Nurses are also being encouraged to avoid the words “mothers” and “maternal”, unless specifically asked, in favor of more gender-neutral words, like “parents” and “perinatal”.