Catherine Watson Genna » Akron Children’s Hospital

Expertise

Anatomy and Physiology of Lactation, Breastfeeding Dyad Assessment, Communication Skills for Breastfeeding Specialists, Infant Assessment for Breastfeeding, Lactation Management for the Health Care Professional, Latching Theory and Techniques, Maternal Assessment for Breastfeeding, Products for Breastfeeding, Professional Education for Breastfeeding, Special Needs Breastfeeding Babies, Suck Dysfunction, Tongue-Tie Assessment and Treatment

Conferences

DLCA/DABA (Dallas, TX) Summer Seminar

Starts: 08-29-2022
Ends: 08-29-2022

Dallas, TX

https://dallasbreastfeeding.org/annual-summer-seminar

Starting Off Strong (Lakewood Health System)

Starts: 09-23-2022
Ends: 09-23-2022

Staples, MN

https://startingoffstrong.brownpapertickets.com/

“What have they been up to?” The latest thoughts on lactation from two of the world’s leading experts!

Starts: 10-08-2022
Ends: 10-08-2022

virtual

https://lactalearning.com/courses/lactalearning-conference-2022/

Leading Edge Lactation

Starts: 08-08-2022
Ends: 10-31-2022

online (from Australia)

https://www.breastfeedingconferences.com.au/about/Leading-Edge-Lactation?ref=YTUJYZ

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Akron Children’s Hospital

09-22-2017
Akron, Ohio
https://www.akronchildrens.org/cms/event/db3ec04628a2ca86/index.html

Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC

Country: USA
Phone number: 718-846-2323
Email: cwgenna@gmail.com
Site: http://www.cwgenna.com
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Publications

Quantitative Imaging of Tongue Kinematics During Infant Feeding and Adult Swallowing Reveals Highly Conserved Patterns

Supporting Sucking Skills in Breastfeeding Infants, 4th edition

The fourth, extensively updated edition of SSS!

Turkish translation Supporting Sucking Skills in Breastfeeding Infants

Selecting and Using Breastfeeding Tools

Supporting Sucking Skills In Breastfeeding Infants">Supporting Sucking Skills in BF Infants 3rd edition

Third edition! Updated research based information on infant sucking and new strategies to assist infants with breastfeeding difficulties.

Physiologic Breastfeeding Initiation

Physiologic Breastfeeding: A Contemporary Approach to Breastfeeding Initiation

Robyn Schafer CNM, MSN, RN, EdM, IBCLC,^* and
Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.12319

Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health

Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health

Volume 60, Issue 5, pages 546–553, September/October 2015

Breastfeeding Infants with Congenital Torticollis

Infants with torticollis can be difficult to feed. This article describes positioning and supportive strategies for affected infants.

Supporting Sucking Skills in Breastfeeding Infants 2nd edition

Selecting and Using Breastfeeding Tools