"Same-sex couple on maternity ward"

We attended maternity triage due to excessive baby movements. The staff were excellent and reassured us. Carried out all the relevant checks etc to make sure we were both ok.

My main point is that when I was being checked by the doctor they immediately and clearly referred to my partner as 'the other mummy', without any checking or prompting from us. Now whether that was from my notes or she had picked up on something within the room, it was lovely for that to be acknowledged without checking whether she was my sister or friend, or asking about the father.