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ALLAITEMENT POITRINE [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baby and Child Care
  • Sexology
CONT

Although both men and women have breast tissue, the word 'breast' is most often associated with women. Trans men may be more comfortable referring to their 'chest' and 'chestfeeding' or 'nursing' their infants, rather than 'breastfeeding.'

Key term(s)
  • chest-feeding

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soins du bébé et puériculture
  • Sexologie
CONT

Bien que les hommes ainsi que les femmes possèdent des tissus mammaires, le mot sein est le plus souvent associé aux femmes. Les hommes trans peuvent se sentir plus à l'aise avec les termes «poitrine» ou «allaitement» qu'avec les mots «sein» ou «nourrir au sein».

OBS

En français, le mot «allaitement» est non genré.

Spanish

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