PC TARGET

Woke NHS trust sparks fury for saying ‘birthing people’ instead of ‘mothers’

A WOKE NHS trust is under fire for saying “birthing people” rather than “mothers” or “women”.

Furious critics have branded the latest example of PC tripe as dangerous "nonsense”.

Advertisement
The trust came under fire for 'erasing' women who had given birthCredit: Getty

In a Twitter post, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust said it wanted to hear from “birthing people” who have used its perinatal services.

But social media users blasted the “exclusionary” term.

One, author Polly James, said: “How do you think women being treated by you for PTSD caused by birth trauma feel when you dehumanise them and obliterate the word ‘Mother’? It destroys the hard-won trust earned by your therapists for women like us.”

Another, Shabda Cloud, said: “Birthing people? How many have you excluded in the name of inclusion? When was the last time you heard someone call themselves that?

Advertisement

“How many times have you heard people say ‘I’m going to visit my birthing person and dad’? This is dangerous nonsense.”

Heather Welford said: “Birthing people are all women — each and every one, no matter how they identify.

"Let’s hope women who volunteer for this group explain how exclusionary your terminology is.”

The trust has been approached for comment. A third of NHS organisations are now using woke phrases like “pregnant people” and “service users” to describe maternity patients.

Advertisement

Most read in The Sun

KNIFE 'MURDER'
Dad arrested as two women 'including partner' killed in 'stabbing rampage'
WHAT'S RECURRING?
Future of Gavin & Stacey revealed as BBC 'live in hope' of spin-off show
CHRISTMAS HORROR
Dad killed in his own home on Christmas Day named as women, 33, arrested
festive champ
Masked Singer Christmas special winner revealed as 80s pop legend
Topics
Advertisement
machibet777.com