Abstract
This article explores supporting women and families who are profoundly deaf. According to the World Health Organization (WHO),1 profound deafness is defined as having very slight/non-existent hearing ability. Profoundly deaf people are generally reliant on communicating via sign language/lip-reading,2 so this article will focus predominantly on British Sign Language (BSL) as the main form of communication when planning care provision for a woman who is deaf/hard of hearing (D/HH). To accommodate specific needs, additional adaptations to care will be considered, along with local and national policy.
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