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Supporting Sucking Skills in Breastfeeding Infants

by Catherine Watson Genna
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781284255386
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
  • Publisher Imprint: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 400
  • Original Price: GBP 74.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 930 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Breastfeeding

Supporting Sucking Skills in Breastfeeding Infants, Fourth Edition is an essential resource for healthcare professionals working with new breastfeeding families and infants. Using a multidisciplinary approach, it incorporates the latest research on infant sucking and clinical strategies to assist infants with breastfeeding. With an emphasis on skills, it focuses on normal sucking function in addition to difficulties based in anatomical, cardiorespiratory, neurological, or prematurity issues.The Fourth Edition has been extensively updated with new photos throughout and additional information on breastfeeding modifications for infants with structural issues, including micrognathia, orofacial clefts, and torticollis. The contributing authors also reflect on the latest breastfeeding research, including the mechanics of sucking, the normal anatomy of the floor of the mouth, the role of tongue tie in feeding difficulty, as well as strategies to support infants with neurological conditions.

Watson Genna, Catherine: - Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in private practice in New York City. Certified in 1992, Catherine is particularly interested in helping moms and babies breastfeed when they have medical challenges. She serves as an active clinical mentor, and speaks to healthcare professionals around the world on assisting breastfeeding babies with anatomical, genetic or neurological problems. Catherine is collaborating with Columbia University and Tel Aviv University Departments of Biomedical Engineering on research projects investigating the biomechanics of the lactating nipple and various aspects of sucking and swallowing during breastfeeding. In addition to this volume, she is the author of Selecting and Using Breastfeeding Tools: Improving Care and Outcomes (Hale 2009) as well as peer-reviewed journal articles. She currently serves as Associate Editor of the United States Lactation Consultant Association's official journal Clinical Lactation.

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