The Power of Language in Hospital Care for Pregnant and Birthing People: A Vision for Change

We describe the use of language in written documentation, verbal communication, and behaviors associated with caring for pregnant people. We also present recommendations for change, including alternative language at the individual, clinician, hospital, health systems, and policy levels. We define birth as the emergence of a new individual from the body of its parent, no matter what intervention or pathology may be involved. Thus, we propose a cultural shift in hospital-based care for birthing people that centers the birthing person and reconceptualizes all births as physiologic events, approached with a spirit of care, partnership, and support.PMID:37678895 | DOI:10.1097/AOG.0000000000005333
Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology - Category: OBGYN Authors: Source Type: research