Recommended language for use in GGC maternity services

Maternity & Gynaecology Guidelines
NHS GGC

Language guide for NHS GGC Maternity 2023

Recommended language for use in GGC maternity services

Language guide for staff working in NHSGGC Maternity, listing currently commonly used terms and recommended alternatives alongside the rationale/evidence for change.

Quick guide to birth language, NHSGGC

NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE MATERNITY BIRTH DESCRIPTORS GUIDE 2023Flowchart showing preferred terminology to be used to describe birth

Editorial Information

Last reviewed: 30/10/2023

Next review date: 31/10/2028

Author(s): Mary Ross-Davie, Director of Midwifery NHSGGC.

Version: 1