Not clients, not consumers and definitely not maternants.
OBJECTIVE
To determine appropriate terminology for addressing women in pregnancy.


METHODS
100 women (aged 15-50) were asked to fill in a questionnaire using one of the six choices provided for addressing women in pregnancy.


METHODS
Antenatal clinic of a teaching hospital.


RESULTS
Preferences vary according to context but simple terms like mother-to-be and pregnant women were more popular than client, consumer and maternant.


CONCLUSIONS
No single terminology for addressing women in pregnancy wins all round approval but simple softer terms like Mother-to-be please a vast majority.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.
Lilford
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D009626:Terminology as Topic