Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Feminism: chat

Original poster

Student midwives at a Scottish university taught that men can give birth

154 replies

Clymene · 28/04/2022 09:07

Look at this absolute nonsense:

According to the workbook, students were advised: “It is important to note that while most times the birthing person will have female genitalia, you may be caring for a pregnant or birthing person who is transitioning from male to female and may still have external male genitalia.”
https://reduxx.info/exclusive-midwifery-students-taught-how-to-care-for-males-giving-birth/

In a teaching workbook for midwifery students.

I just can't deal with so much stupid.

OP posts:
Chersfrozenface · 28/04/2022 09:21

I had to google the title to get to the article, but it says that the "workbook" was later edited, though unsatisfactorily.

I am slightly cheered by the fact that it was students at the unnamed university who were concerned about the workbook. At least some young people have sense and a grasp of biology.

Viviennemary · 28/04/2022 09:19

This is a bit confusing. Surely they mean a woman transitioning from female to male can give birth. But not a man transitioning to female. Or am I confused.

EmbarrassingHadrosaurus · 28/04/2022 09:17

you may be caring for a pregnant or birthing person who is transitioning from male to female and may still have external male genitalia.

I hope an erratum slip is being printed for that or the worlds of healthcare and education are in even more trouble than I think.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 28/04/2022 09:15

If Elaine Miller and Susan Bewley hadn't been quoted I would have assumed that was a hoax. Extremely worrying. Surely this should be reported to the Royal College of Nursing or whoever monitors training standards for student midwives?