Gender-inclusive language in midwifery and perinatal services: A guide and argument for justice

  • Sally Pezaro
  • , John Pendleton
  • , Rodante van der Waal
  • , Sarah LaChance Adams
  • , Mario J.D.S. Santos
  • , Ash Bainbridge
  • , Krishna Istha
  • , Zan Maeder
  • , John Gilmore
  • , Jeannine Webster
  • , Bunty Lai-Boyd
  • , Anne Marie Brennan
  • , Elizabeth Newnham

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)435-447
Number of pages13
JournalBirth
Volume52
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2025

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

Keywords

  • equity
  • gender
  • inclusive language
  • intersectional feminism
  • midwifery
  • pregnancy
  • reproductive justice
  • Perinatal Care/ethics
  • Social Justice
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Language
  • Midwifery/ethics
  • Female

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