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Desexing the Language of Motherhood

Desexing the Language of Motherhood

Update: 2025-10-09
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Managing Editor Iona Italia talks to Dr Karleen Gribble, who works in the field of maternal and infant health, on the impacts of desexed language on women’s healthcare and wellbeing.

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