The James Paget Hospital (JPH) ended up turning off comments below its Facebook message after being inundated by responses from the public pointing out that only women can get pregnant.

Rupert Lowe, the local MP, accused JPH officials of "woke hogwash" and said they risked undermining important healthcare messages by using misleading and "unscientific" language.

The Gorleston facility was previously dubbed 'the hospital which does not understand childbirth' over separate guidance which told people to stop saying babies were "born male or female" and instead say "assigned female/male at birth".

James Paget University Hospital(Image: James Paget Hospital)

A screenshot of the James Paget University Hospital's Facebook post(Image: Facebook)

The recent post on the JPH's Facebook page outlines a new way in which expectant mothers can refer themselves to the hospital's maternity services via a form on its website.

It says: "We've created a new way for women and people who are pregnant to refer themselves into our maternity services."

The long statement then makes no other reference to "women" instead opting for "person".

In response, one person........

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