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EPISODE · May 31, 2026 · 40 MIN

Episode 598: Breastfeeding in a warzone - a vital lifeline

from The Medical Journal of Australia · host theMJA

Breastfeeding is encouraged worldwide – it also has particular benefits for mothers in warzones.  To speak about this and other interesting facets about breastfeeding is Dr Mariana Gutierrez Popoca. She is a Paediatrician with Medicine Sans Frontiers and visited the Australian Breastfeeding Medicine Conference recently. “The MJA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live and work across Australia.  This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present.”

Breastfeeding is encouraged worldwide – it also has particular benefits for mothers in warzones.  To speak about this and other interesting facets about breastfeeding is Dr Mariana Gutierrez Popoca. She is a Paediatrician with Medicine Sans Frontiers and visited the Australian Breastfeeding Medicine Conference recently. “The MJA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live and work across Australia.  This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present.”

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