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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Nadeem Badshah

RCOG advises greater support for trans men chest-feeding babies

close-up of newborn baby's feet
The RCOG draft guidelines include offering support for transgender men with chest-feeding their babies. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA

Transgender men who choose to “chest-feed” their babies should be offered a greater level of support, a royal college has advised in new draft guidelines.

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) says trans men should be asked about their preferred manner of feeding before their baby is born and those who opt to chest-feed should be offered “chest-feeding support in the same manner as for cis-women”.

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