{"id":106817,"date":"2022-05-05T11:16:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T15:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/?p=106817"},"modified":"2022-05-06T01:23:51","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T05:23:51","slug":"uk-midwifery-students-taught-males-can-give-birth-through-their-penises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/uk-midwifery-students-taught-males-can-give-birth-through-their-penises\/","title":{"rendered":"UK midwifery students taught males can give birth through their penises"},"content":{"rendered":"

A midwifery workbook given to students at Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland asserted that males can give birth to children through their penises, according to a recent report<\/a> at the website Reduxx.<\/p>\n

The workbook\u2019s original section on catheterization made reference on how to handle male genitals, with specific instruction on catering to male \u201cbirthing people.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is important to note that while most times the birthing person will have female genitalia, you may be caring for a pregnant or birthing person who is transitioning from male to female and may still have external male genitalia,\u201d the workbook counseled.<\/p>\n

In two separate sections, the workbook reminds students \u201cbirthing people\u201d can be either female or male, and it contains a section noting students will need to be familiar with both female and male anatomy.<\/p>\n

After an edit meant to correct a number of errors, the workbook added the suggestion a female to male transgender person could give birth through a surgically constructed \u201cpenis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reduxx spoke with Elaine Miller, a Fellow of the Chartered Society for Physiotherapy, who expressed concern about the factual inaccuracies in the workbook.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not possible for a male person to get pregnant,\u201d Miller told the website, saying that even the edits were rife with misinformation.<\/p>\n

\u201cA [female] with a gender difference can become pregnant but will not have male genitalia,\u201d she said, \u201cexpressing concern that even if instruction was given on serving female-to-male transgender patients, the information was still both incomplete and unrealistic.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMost [females] who use testosterone, at the doses used for \u2018transition,\u2019 will develop vaginal atrophy. The fragile tissue of an atrophied vagina may be unable to stretch to accommodate a baby\u2019s head,\u201d Miller said.<\/p>\n

She further noted that female-to-male transgender men who wish to naturally deliver are risk new types of birth injury that have not yet been diagnosed or investigated.<\/p>\n

\u201cExamining this potential risk is probably more important than learning to remove a catheter from a non-existent prostate gland.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Susan Bewley, an emeritus professor in Obstetrics and Women\u2019s Health at King\u2019s College London, agreed, suggesting the original workbook may have been a hoax.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are no circumstances whereby qualified midwives can possibly be asked, or be expected, to catheterize a penis as part of their professional work,\u201d she told Reduxx. \u201cThe writers seem to have left school remarkably ignorant about basic biology, sex and anatomy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reduxx lists itself as a \u201cpro-woman,\u201d \u201cfeminist\u201d website. \u201cReduxx is dedicated to offering truthful, pro-woman news and commentary by covering the issues that matter to you without the bullsh*t,\u201d the site reads.<\/p>\n

MORE: Harvard Med School professor: White women are \u2018birthing people\u2019; blacks, Hispanics are \u2018women\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

IMAGE: Shutterstock<\/p>\n

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