A huge list of words most people use around babies are out of bounds for midwives.<\/p>\n
Among the things they aren't supposed to say in the hospital are \"good girl\", \"big baby\", and even \"delivered\".<\/p>\n
The guidance was drawn up to stop mothers from getting upset<\/p>\n
The lengthy advice bans many words and phrases to make language more \"respectful, inclusive, and less intimidating for the mother\".<\/p>\n
And it doesn't just stop there - the 'labour ward' needs to be called the 'birthing suite', apparently.<\/p>\n
But the authors admitted some may see it as \"political correctness gone mad\".<\/p>\n
Instead of telling mums \"good girl\" during labour, midwives have been told to say \"you're doing really well\" instead.<\/p>\n
\"Big baby\" should be \"healthy baby\".<\/p>\n
The guide also suggests avoiding the phrase \"terminate pregnancy\".<\/p>\n
Instead women should be told it is a \"compassionate induction\".<\/p>\n
It also stresses that midwives and obstetricians should never address the pregnant woman as a 'she' when they are discussing the situation at hand, and says they should address her by name.<\/p>\n
The guide says this is because women should be respected as individuals, \"rather than simply a container and mechanism for producing a baby\".<\/p>\n
Other advice for midwives includes avoiding using phrases that are 'anxiety-provoking, over-dramatic or violent'.<\/p>\n
In another move, it asked for coded language, frequently used by medics to describe certain situations, to be replaced in plain English.<\/p>\n
This includes scraping the medical term SROM, and telling the woman her water's have broken in much simpler language.<\/p>\n
The advice was published last year in the British Medical Journal.<\/p>\n
Its three authors were Professor Andrew Weeks, who works at the International Maternal Health Care at the University of Liverpool, Natalie Mobbs, a medical student at Liverpool, and Catherine Williams, a committee member of National Maternity Voices.<\/p>\n
Writing in the BMJ, they said: \"Although eyes may roll at the thought of 'political correctness gone mad,' the change is well founded.<\/p>\n
\"Firstly, intra-partum care must keep in pace with and reflect changes in societal norms and expectations.\"<\/p>\n
They said the clinician should \"ensure that the woman is in control of and involved in what is happening to her\".<\/p>\n
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