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Adjunct Assoc Prof at Western Sydney University Interests: Infant feeding, child trauma, foster care and adoption. Child rights are central to my work. VMO
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The Desexing of Women's Health Language

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By Karleen Gribble
| Quillette Verified
The Origins of Gender Identity and How and Why Language Is Desexed It has been long understood that the sex of individuals should be made visible in health care documents when sex is relevant, to ensure sex-based needs and rights are not overlooked. Thus, the sexed terms of “women,” meaning adult female people, and “mothers,” meaning female parents, have been central to research, policy, advocacy, and communications regarding female reproduction.
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Gaza's Infant Malnutrition Crisis Needs More Than Just Infant Formula

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By Karleen Gribble, Bindi Borg, Nerfana Mowadad, Reem Al Soufi
| Wiley Online Library Verified
In recent months, media reports have highlighted the crisis of malnourished infants in Gaza with an infant formula shortage commonly presented as causal. Infant formula has become a symbol of the blockade, the war, and the need to end both. As practitioners in infant and young child feeding in emergencies, including with first-hand experience in Gaza (Qudieh et al. 2025), we find this messaging concerning.
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When can my baby drink cow’s milk? Sooner than you think

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By Karleen Gribble, Naomi Hull, Nina Jane Chad
| The Star (Kenya) Verified
The latest guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends formula-fed babies can switch to cow’s milk from six months. Australian advice says parents should wait until 12 months. No wonder some parents, and the health professionals who advise them, are confused. So what do parents need to know about the latest advice? And when is cow’s milk an option? What’s the updated advice? Last year, the WHO updated its global feeding guideline for children under two years old.
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