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Mrs McCarthy-Calvert, is a professional doula - a trained non-medical companion to mums-to-be. She published a photo on social media which contained the message: "I am not a 'cervix owner' I am not a 'menstruator' I am not a 'feeling'. I am not defined by wearing a dress and lipstick. I am a woman: an adult human female."

"Women birth all the people, make up half the population, but less than a third of the seats in the House of Commons are occupied by us." However, the seemingly unremarkable post sparked a backlash among trans rights activists. One user accused her of using "absolutely disgusting language", saying: "You seem to be forgetting that not only women birth children." A group of activists lodged a complaint with the non-profit support group Doula UK, claiming her post contained "trans exclusionary comments" including the description of a woman as an "adult human female". They said she had breached the organisation's policies stating members "shouldn’t post anything that our colleagues, clients and affiliates would find offensive".

Lynsey McCarthy-Calvert (seen left with her niece) says she was

As a result, Doula UK withdrew Ms McCarthy-Calvert as a spokeswoman and launched a four-month investigation, which concluded that the post was in breach of its guidelines. They did not expel her but threatened to suspend her unless she deleted the post. Ms McCarthy-Calvert has since resigned from the organisation, but told MailOnline that she was "very disappointed" with its response. She criticised the company heads for being terrified of upsetting transgender rights activists and for failing to stand up for women's rights.

The former Doula UK spokeswoman said she was "disappointed" with the organisation's response