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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nurse, ask the baby mama how long the child has shown symptoms.

Doctor, it's the baby daddy who brought the kid in and he said 3 days.

I don't think medical professionals have never used the terms at work but it would be very unusual and cheesy.[/quote]

Pediatricians, schools, dentists, etc. routinely refer to everyone as Mom or Dad.

“Please fill out this paperwork, Mom.”

Nobody is calling anyone a Baby Mama in a professional setting. It’s a derogatory term meant to convey illegitimacy and immoral behavior. Despite its common use in urban music/culture, it’s not a good thing. Some subcultural norms are deemed low-class…by those with better judgment. [/quote].                         I work in a hospital and I have unfortunately heard the phrase used by professionals. In an L&D unit: “It was so peaceful when we had limited visitors due to COVID. The grandmas and baby daddies can sure have a lot of drama…” I don’t use the phrase myself and I plan to speak up to encourage others not to use it either.[/quote]

Yes, it is used in hospitals.  It's descriptive and neutral.  Is the man a husband, boyfriend, friend, not-a-friend?  He's a baby daddy.  [/quote]

It would be neutral to say “The father of Larla’s baby will be visiting at 2.” “Larla’s partner gave us some important information regarding her health history.” “We’re concerned that Larla may be in a DV (domestic violence) situation with the father of her child” That’s neutral and respectful.[/quote]

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