Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission Inquiry into Surrogacy done! The issues paper described a "shortage of surrogates" much as in 1950s-80s there was a "shortage of adoptable babies." Human rights are not upheld if those who want a baby are centred over children.

I was interviewed about sexed and desexed language in maternity care for this podcast 2.5 years ago (early days of speaking publicly about this- you can hear my nervousness . While the title is about the word "women," myself and the other interviewee mainly speak about "mother."

I was very pleased to assist in the development of this new operational guidance on wet nursing in emergencies and I am even happier that it is now published! Wet nursing saves lives in emergencies, this guidance will assist practitioners to support it. knowledge.unicef.org/child-nutritio…

New guidance from UNICEF IFE Core Group provides technical and practical advice on why, where, when and how to support wet nursing within health and nutrition programs. knowledge.unicef.org/child-nutritio…

Direct breastfeeding offers the most comprehensive support for early childhood development. It uniquely combines nutrition with emotional bonding, physiological regulation, and sensory stimulation—critical foundations for lifelong health and development.

DOLPHIN-3 Sponsor visit from UCT to Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University. This study will provide key evidence about the use of long acting antiretrovirals in postpartum breastfeeding mothers living with HIV. #AtTheEquatorUG

Good morning from our kookaburras!

Available today. I would be very interested in any feedback (agreement, disagreement, gaps etc) on my chapter.

Voices of Mothers: How Health Care Systems Can Support Breastfeeding. When healthcare workers receive breastfeeding training, everything changes for mothers and babies. Global Breastfeeding Collective video with mothers from 15+ countries. #WBW2025 youtu.be/dZV3cDV1ffQ

Going back home? Introducing family foods? Back to work? Feeling discomfort? ⏰ Whenever you need help with breastfeeding, it should be there for you! Skilled breastfeeding support should be available for ALL women from pregnancy, for as long as they wish to continue.🤱

The #AtTheEquator #MILK team loves to celebrate #WorldBreastfeedingWeek2025. Our vision is a world where every breastfeeding mother has timely access to the information she needs to make an informed choice about medication use and breastfeeding.

This is so very important. We have a huge data gap when it comes to breastfeeding and medications...we need to fix this.

This experience is a good illustration of why "sex assigned at birth" is so offensive. Sexism remains life-threatening in many parts of the world. This reality makes using terminology saying that it is a choice to make a baby female is just appalling!

I am currently reading this. Highly recommend! amazon.com.au/Occasional-Hum…

Psychologists have posited hundreds of cognitive biases over the years. A fascinating paper argues that they all boil down to one of a handful of fundamental beliefs coupled with confirmation bias. [Link below.]

New experience today, being accused of lying by a journalist in New York Magazine. It seems the journalist did not check my reference list and so got things totally wrong. I'm in good company with Richard Dawkins though. I have requested a correction and apology.

I was very pleased to speak to Lawrence M. Krauss about my chapter in the War on Science 'The desexing of language in women’s health research and care: a story of marginalisation of science, cultural imperialism and abuse of power' for the Origins Project podcast.

.Alex Byrne is correct. I am in fact very surprised at how I have ended up where I have. It is extremely unexpected and unlikely.