Midwifery Care for Trans and Gender Diverse People Polly Ellis (she/her) - Midwife, Cardiff University Hospital Kerry Phillips (she/her) - Midwifery Lecturer, Cardiff University Social @pillipskerry040 Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 27 Issue 1 January...
Filling the Gaps in Trans Perinatal Care: A Literature Review
Filling the Gaps in Trans Perinatal Care: A Literature Review Polly Ellis (she/her) – Midwife, Cardiff University Hospital Kerry Phillips (she/her) – Midwifery Lecturer, Cardiff University Twitter @pillipskerry040 Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 26 Issue 05 May 2023, Pages 26-30 https://doi.org/10.55975/GMEY4118 Summary Midwives can facilitate compassionate, skilled and evidence-based care by recognising how bias […]
Human Rights in Childbearing 8. The Human Rights of Trans Birthing People
Human Rights in Childbearing 8. The Human Rights of Trans Birthing People Polly Ellis (she/her) – Registered Midwife, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff Kerry Phillips (she/her) – Midwife and Midwifery Lecturer, Cardiff University Twitter @pillipskerry040 Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 26 Issue 04 April 2023, Pages 14-17 https://doi.org/10.55975/PZFE3493 Summary Midwives have a long history […]
What Happens When You Don’t Fit the Assumptions?: The Experiences of a Transgender Midwife
What Happens When You Don't Fit the Assumptions?: The Experiences of a Transgender Midwife Nathan Welch [he/him] - Registered Midwife, East Sussex NHS Trust Instagram: @transmidwife18 Published in The Student Midwife Volume 5 Issue 02 April 2022, Pages 15-18...
Sensitive Midwifery Care of Genderqueer People
Sensitive Midwifery Care of Genderqueer People Claire Vigot [they/she] - Labour Ward Midwife, Aberdeen Maternity Hospital Instagram: @claireedoo Published in The Student Midwife Volume 5 Issue 02 April 2022, Pages 28-31 https://doi.org/10.55975/TQUD4489 Summary Around...
Inclusive Language
Inclusive Language Jacob Stokoe - Lived experience expert and LGBTQ+ trainer Instagram: @jacobtheseahorse Published in The Student Midwife Volume 5 Issue 02 April 2022, Pages 24-27 https://doi.org/10.55975/KVAY2768 Summary There are simple but powerful changes anyone...
Transmasculine Chestfeeding 1. Infant Feeding and Transgender Men: Considering Our Own Perceptions
Transmasculine Chestfeeding 1. Infant Feeding and Transgender Men: Considering Our Own Perceptions Justine Norton (she/her) – Midwifery Lecturer, University of Cumbria https://doi.org/10.55975/CJVW6623 Twitter @teamnorton152 Summary Infant feeding is a highly emotive topic; add gender as another dimension to infant feeding discussions and thoughts may get more controversial. This […]
REVIEW Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth
REVIEW Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth Nicole Rajan-Brown - Second Year Student Midwife, University of Salford @nicrajan_brown (Instagram and Twitter) Seahorse follows a journey of fertility treatment, pregnancy, and birth. At first glance, a common and ordinary...
Contemporary and Future Transmasculine Pregnancy and Postnatal Care in the UK
Contemporary and Future Transmasculine Pregnancy and Postnatal Care in the UK Riley Botelle - Medical student, King’s College London Dean Connolly - Foundation doctor, King’s College London Shawn Walker - Senior Research Fellow, Honorary Consultant Midwife, King’s...
Guidance for Professionals from a Transgender Midwife
Guidance for Professionals from a Transgender Midwife Nathan Welch – Community Midwife, East Sussex Hospital Trust Published in The Student Midwife Volume 3 Issue 2 April 2020 https://doi.org/10.55975/LBKH6074 Summary In this final article of our transgender series, Nathan Welch provides a trans midwife’s perspective on how healthcare professionals can improve the experience of trans pregnant people […]