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1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.
European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology
|February 1, 1996
Objective:
To determine appropriate terminology for addressing women in pregnancy.
Design:
100 women (aged 15-50) were asked to fill in a questionnaire using one of the six choices provided for addressing women in pregnancy.
Setting:
Antenatal clinic of a teaching hospital.
Results:
Preferences vary according to context but simple terms like mother-to-be and pregnant women were more popular than client, consumer and maternant.
Conclusion:
No single terminology for addressing women in pregnancy wins all round approval but simple softer terms like Mother-to-be please a vast majority.