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Nastassia K. Davis, DNP (c), MSN, RNC-MNN, IBCLC

Speaker Type: Breastfeeding in the NICU Lecture Pack 2018
Country: USA

Biography:

Nastassia is a registered nurse, international board certified lactation consultant and owner of Latch Breastfeeding and Lactation Services in New Jersey. Nastassia is currently finishing her doctorate in educational leadership at American Sentinel University. She completed her MSN in nursing education in 2012 from Mercy College and her BSN from the college of New Rochelle in 2004. She is also certified by NCC in maternal newborn nursing. In her 12-year nursing career, Nastassia has worked in several roles in perinatal health including staff nurse, lactation consultant, perinatal nurse educator, nursing faculty, and most recently in as a lactation consultant in private practice. Nastassia has a passion for improving maternal child health outcomes and breastfeeding rates in the African-American community. She is actively researching barriers to exclusive breastfeeding in African-American women.

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Navigating Pathways to Breastfeeding Success in the Late Preterm Infant

Abstract

Breastfeeding the late preterm newborn (34 0/7 to 36 6/7 weeks) presents unique challenges that differ from that of a health full term baby. By nature of their immaturity, late preterm infants are at higher risk for developing jaundice, hypoglycemia, falling sleeping during feedings, and being difficulty to wake. Unfortunately, this also puts them at a greater risk for formula supplementation, despite a family’s desire for exclusive breastfeeding. This presentation will help to illustrate the challenges in breastfeeding the late preterm infant, and techniques for preserving exclusivity in the hospital and post discharge.

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