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

Maternal deaths from non-medical causes such as suicide and injury, are gaining increased attention from leading health bodies such as the World Health Organization, with calls to extend reporting to a year after birth (21). Even in the wealthiest contexts, early discontinuation of breastfeeding is...

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Published in:Frontiers in Global Women's Health Vol. 3; p. 818856
Main Authors: Gribble, Karleen D., Bewley, Susan, Bartick, Melissa C., Mathisen, Roger, Walker, Shawn, Gamble, Jenny, Bergman, Nils J., Gupta, Arun, Hocking, Jennifer J., Dahlen, Hannah G.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media SA 2022
Frontiers Media S.A
Subjects:
Babies
breastfeeding
Breastfeeding & lactation
Children & youth
Communication
Conformity
Families & family life
Females
Gender identity
Global Women's Health
health communication
Human rights
inclusivity
Language
Maternal mortality
Mothers
Pregnancy
Principles
Social exclusion
Womens health
United States > US
inclusivity
gender identity
mothers
health communication
pregnancy
sex
breastfeeding
women
ISSN:2673-5059, 2673-5059
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Summary:Maternal deaths from non-medical causes such as suicide and injury, are gaining increased attention from leading health bodies such as the World Health Organization, with calls to extend reporting to a year after birth (21). Even in the wealthiest contexts, early discontinuation of breastfeeding is responsible for a large proportion of infant hospitalisations (24). [...]Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights says that the states of “motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance” (25) and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child states that the best interests of the child are paramount (26). In this context, supporting autonomy is a legitimate and ethical goal, but the principles of distributive justice, to respect the equality, and dignity of every individual in the population must also be considered (47). The term “girls” may be avoided altogether with minors not disaggregated from adult women who are pregnant or mothers.
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This article was submitted to Maternal Health, a section of the journal Frontiers in Global Women's Health
Reviewed by: Lauren M. Osborne, Johns Hopkins University, United States
Edited by: Jennifer L. Payne, University of Virginia, United States
ISSN:2673-5059
2673-5059
DOI:10.3389/fgwh.2022.818856