NHS trust that spread 'misinformation' with claim trans women could breastfeed as well as new mothers makes U-turn under pressure

An NHS Trust that spread 'misinformation' by claiming transgender women could breastfeed as effectively as new mothers has performed a U-turn after outrage from campaigners. A leaked letter this year from the medical director of University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust had suggested that milk produced by trans women - who are born male - with the help of powerful drugs was 'comparable to that produced following the birth of a baby'. The letter was a response to complaints about guidelines drawn up by the Trust, which advised that trans women 'may be able to induce lactation'. A leaked letter appeared to claim transgender women might be able to induce lactation and breastfeed A leaked letter this year from the medical director of University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust had suggested that milk produced by trans women with the help of powerful drugs was 'comparable to that produced following the birth of a baby' The letter was a response to complaints about guidelines drawn up by the Trust, which advised that trans women 'may be able to induce lactation' The row began last year after guidance created by the Trust, and since deleted, said some parents 'may wish to participate in feeding their infants using their own bodies' even if they did not give birth.