How to be an INCLUSIVE healthcare provider...and why it matters!

Today Dr. Lincoln covers what inclusive language is, why it matters, and especially why healthcare providers need to embrace it. She shares how she came to learn about this, shift her thinking, and addresses those who say inclusivity erases women (spoiler: it doesn't!). 0:00 Intro 0:48 I am not an expert...but that's OK 1:31 My IG post that ruffled feathers 1:39 What does it mean to be inclusive? 2:00 Your initial reaction might be... 2:19 My story of how I went from "what?!" to "YES!" 3:08 Do people lose out when we use inclusive language? 3:45 How I now refer to people and gender 4:00 Does this REALLY matter?...and some sad statistics to show you it does 6:39 Resources to learn how to be more inclusive ---------------------------------------------------- REFERENCES and RESOURCES to go deeper: 1. Trystan Reese: Hacking Pronouns: This short 10 minute YouTube can help you learn how to harness the power of your brain to use gender neutral pronouns fluently.    • Video   2. . All Pregnant People: Trans Birth for Birthworkers: This online module prepares birth workers of all types to offer meaningful, effective support to your trans, non-binary, and gender nonconforming clients. This training will prepare you to understand, support, and welcome trans people into your practice. https://collaborateconsulting.thinkif... 3. Evidence Based Birth Podcast: Inclusion for Queer and Trans Parent Families with Danie Crofoot: In this episode, learn about queer and trans parents, including the evidence on trans people, hormones and pregnancy, trans masculine people and pregnancy, mis-gendering, hospital logistics, and how the academic world can build a more robust body of research on topics relating to LGBTQIA+.  https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... 4.  "How We Do Family: from adoption to trans pregnancy, what we learned about love and LGBTQ parenthood," by Trystan Reese: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1615197567?...  *AFFILIATE LINK* 5. The Inclusive Care Project on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inclusiveca... 6. Mama Doctor Jones excellent YouTube (with tons of resources!) "OBGYN: Is Science Anti-Transgender?"    • ObGyn: Is Science Anti-Transgender?   7. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Committee Opinion #823:  Health Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals. This new guideline includes an excellent overview on how we can become more inclusive healthcare providers and understand the unique risks and roadblocks that LGBTQ+ patients have to navigate.  https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinica... ----------------------------------------------------  BE SOCIAL! Don't forget to come follow along elsewhere! Instagram:   / drjenniferlincoln   TikTok:   / drjenniferlincoln   Website: https://www.drjenniferlincoln.com/ Email: [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: None of this content constitutes direct medical advice or constitutes a patient-doctor relationship. Views expressed here do not represent the views of Dr. Lincoln's employer. For personalized medical advice, consult with your doctor. Music: Red Mountain Musician: Winter Foe Site: https://icons8.com/music/ #transrights #translivesmatter #obgyn