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. 2022 Feb 7:3:818856.
doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2022.818856. eCollection 2022.

Effective Communication About Pregnancy, Birth, Lactation, Breastfeeding and Newborn Care: The Importance of Sexed Language

Karleen D Gribble  1 , Susan Bewley  2 , Melissa C Bartick  3   4 , Roger Mathisen  5 , Shawn Walker  2   6 , Jenny Gamble  7   8 , Nils J Bergman  9 , Arun Gupta  10 , Jennifer J Hocking  11 , Hannah G Dahlen  1
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Effective Communication About Pregnancy, Birth, Lactation, Breastfeeding and Newborn Care: The Importance of Sexed Language

Karleen D Gribble et al. Front Glob Womens Health. .
No abstract available

Keywords: breastfeeding; gender identity; health communication; inclusivity; mothers; pregnancy; sex; women.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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