Should Mother Baby Units be renamed Parent Baby Units? A critical reflection on gendered language in perinatal psychiatry
Movements towards, and resistance against, changing language in perinatal mental health care are attempts to ensure the visibility of groups within mainstream services. Whether to adopt new terminology is a complex question. But ensuring MBUs meet the needs of people who require them should remain paramount.
Authors
- Sophie Isobel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1027-5847)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australasian Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10398562241273069
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Family Support in Illness
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.13