"Chestfeeding." https://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/transgender-womens-breast-milk-babies-nhs-trust-sussex-b1140073.html#:~:text=Transgender%20women's%20milk%20just%20as%20good%20for%20babies%2C%20NHS%20trust%20says&text=An%20NHS%20trust%20has%20claimed,mother%20who%20has%20given%20birth.Transgender women’s milk just as good for babies, NHS trust saysUniversity Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust guidance attracts criticism from campaigners after being leaked in letterAn NHS trust has claimed that breast milk from transgender women is just as good as that produced by a mother who has given birth. The Telegraph reported that a leaked letter from a University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust medical director said milk produced by trans-women, with the help of drugs, is “comparable to that produced following the birth of a baby”.The hospital became the first to use the gender-inclusive terms “chestfeeding” and “human milk” for its perinatal services in 2021. It created what it called the “first clinical and language guidelines supporting trans and non-binary birthing people”.The letter contained several guidelines on the ability of trans-women to produce breast milk through “induced lactation.” Trans-women must take the hormone progestin to develop milk-producing glands.
