Response to Knight and Nelson‐Piercy ‘Clarity of guidelines concerning the care of pregnant women is lost by the use of de‐sexed language’

British Journal of HaematologyEarly View LETTER TO THE EDITOR Response to Knight and Nelson-Piercy ‘Clarity of guidelines concerning the care of pregnant women is lost by the use of de-sexed language’ Will Lester, Corresponding Author Will Lester [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-8790-7112 Centre for Clinical Haematology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK Correspondence Will Lester, Centre for Clinical Haematology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham B152TH, UK. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorNiki Walker, Niki Walker Cardiology, Golden Jubilee National Hospital West of Scotland Regional Heart and Lung Centre, Glasgow, UKSearch for more papers by this authorEtienne Ciantar, Etienne Ciantar Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UKSearch for more papers by this authorAnita Banerjee, Anita Banerjee Women's Services, Guy's and Saint Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKSearch for more papers by this authorJohanna Trinder, Johanna Trinder Obstetrics, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UKSearch for more papers by this authorJulia Anderson, Julia Anderson Haematology, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UKSearch for more papers by this authorKenneth Hodson, Kenneth Hodson Maternity, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UKSearch for more papers by this authorLorna Swan, Lorna Swan Cardiology, Golden Jubilee National Hospital West of Scotland Regional Heart and Lung Centre, Glasgow, UKSearch for more papers by this authorCharlotte Bradbury, Charlotte Bradbury Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKSearch for more papers by this authorJuliette Anderson-Brookes, Juliette Anderson-Brookes Maternity, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UKSearch for more papers by this authorKailash Bhatia, Kailash Bhatia Anaesthetics, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UKSearch for more papers by this author Will Lester, Corresponding Author Will Lester [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-8790-7112 Centre for Clinical Haematology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK Correspondence Will Lester, Centre for Clinical Haematology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham B152TH, UK. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorNiki Walker, Niki Walker Cardiology, Golden Jubilee National Hospital West of Scotland Regional Heart and Lung Centre, Glasgow, UKSearch for more papers by this authorEtienne Ciantar, Etienne Ciantar Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UKSearch for more papers by this authorAnita Banerjee, Anita Banerjee Women's Services, Guy's and Saint Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKSearch for more papers by this authorJohanna Trinder, Johanna Trinder Obstetrics, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UKSearch for more papers by this authorJulia Anderson, Julia Anderson Haematology, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UKSearch for more papers by this authorKenneth Hodson, Kenneth Hodson Maternity, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UKSearch for more papers by this authorLorna Swan, Lorna Swan Cardiology, Golden Jubilee National Hospital West of Scotland Regional Heart and Lung Centre, Glasgow, UKSearch for more papers by this authorCharlotte Bradbury, Charlotte Bradbury Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKSearch for more papers by this authorJuliette Anderson-Brookes, Juliette Anderson-Brookes Maternity, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UKSearch for more papers by this authorKailash Bhatia, Kailash Bhatia Anaesthetics, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UKSearch for more papers by this author First published: 23 May 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.18858Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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