Breastfeeding the Infant With Special Needs (March of Dimes Nursing Modules) [Paperback]

Donna, Ph.D. Dowling (Author), Sarah Coulter Danner (Author), Patricia A. McNeely Coffey (Author), Lynn G. Wellman (Author), March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation (Corporate Author)

Book Description

Series: March of Dimes Nursing Modules | Publication Date: June 1997

A nursing continuing education program that addresses techniques for supporting the breastfeeding dyad when the infant has special needs. Describes hands-on clinical support techniques for breastfeeding premature infants as well as infants with cleft lip and palate, neurological disorders and cardiac disorders.

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About the Author

Donna Dowling
BSN, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
MN, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

Donna Dowling is currently an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. She previously worked as a staff nurse in all areas of perinatal nursing. She was a Nurse Clinician at Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital in Cleveland, OH, where she developed an interest in working with mothers whose infants did not have normal oral feeding experiences. She continued exploring this interest during the 13 years she spent as a Practitioner-Teacher in the NICU at Rush Presbyterian-St. Lukes Medical Center in Chicago, IL. Her doctoral research examined the coordination of sucking and breathing during breast and bottle feeding for preterm infants. Her research interests continue to focus on the study of the effects of different methods of supplementing breastfeeding on the success of breastfeeding for preterm infants.

Sarah Coulter Danner
BSN, Skidmore College, Saratoga, NY
MSN, CNM, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
CPNP, Cleveland Metropolitan Hospital, Cleveland, OH
NAPNAP Certification
IBCLC Certification

Sarah Coulter Danner has worked with breastfeeding mothers and babies for over 30 years, first in the public health arena and then as a pediatric nurse practitioner and nurse midwife. She has held faculty positions at Case Western Reserve University and with the Community Basd Nurse Midwifery Education Program at the Frontier Nursing School. Currently, she is on faculty at the State University of New York (SUNY)-Pathways to Nurse Midwifery Program.

Ms. Danner was named the March of Dimes Nurse of the Year for Northeastern Ohio in 1982 and Women's Health Champion of Northeast Ohio in 1991-1992. She also received the Mary Ann Flynn Award for Nurse Midwifery in 1986. Ms. Danner has published articles and contributed chapters for books and pamphlets for parents. Currently, Ms. Danner works in pediatric practice in New Hampshire and gives lectures and conference presentations both nationally and internationally.

Patricia McNeely Coffey
BS (Nursing), Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
MS, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
IBCLC Certification

Patricia McNeely Coffey is a Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist at Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY. She is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and ASPO/Lamaze certified childbirth educator. Ms. Coffey's clinical practice has included the areas of perinatal health and education, pediatrics, community health, and lactation. She has been actively involved in the lactation field for 15 years, workingin hospital, community health, and private practice settings. She serves as a lecturer and consultant. Ms. Coffey has won state recognition for her work in perinatal health and education.

Product Details

• Paperback: 92 pages
• Publisher: March of Dimes Birth Defects (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865250758
• ISBN-13: 978-0865250758
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,961,659 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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