GOLD Speakers
Mariana Cortes, MD, IBCLC
- Country: Mexico
Biography:
I was born in Mexico City, and from an early age I was interested in holistic health, art and respecting nature. I studied medicine at the National University of Mexico (UNAM), and found my passion as a pediatrician doing my residency at the National Pediatric Institute and further on I specialized in Infectious diseases in the Children´s Hospital of Mexico “Federico Gómez“ in Mexico city. I live in Metepec and work in private practice combining prenatal care, pediatrics, infectious diseases management as well as holistic and integrative care. I have two homebirth children and breastfed for over seven and a half years including tandem feeding. My passion in lactation begun as a La Leche League Leader and still continues in that organization since 2016 . Certified as a Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) in 2019.I am a member of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine and the National Lactation Consultant Association of Mexico (ACCLAM). Co-founder of the International Feeding Choices Forum poor People Living with HIV (INFORM+), which aims to address critical challenges in providing accurate and balanced feeding choice advice to people living with HIV, advance medical research in this area, and promote evidence-based clinical practice amongst providers.
I have spoken at national and international conferences, co-published articles and I am always interested in breastfeeding projects as well as collaborating with midwifes, doulas and a fierce advocate of respectful birthing experiences. My commitment is to protect humanized birth, focus on promoting a woman-centered, evidence-based and respectful approach to childbirth and breastfeeding while empowering families to make decisions about their health in a holistic informed way that respects our planet