Solutions for Breastfeeding Infants with

Problems
Conference

World-renowned specialist
Catherine WATSON GENNA
(BS, IBCLC)

May 10th, 2016,

Bucharest
Agenda: Synthesizing Sucking Research

Breastfeeding Strategies for

Tongue-tied Babies

Facilitating State Control in Non-

Latching Infants

Breastfeeding babies with Torticollis

Cervical auscultation during

breastfeeding
Techniques to facilitate
breastfeeding of
premature babies
 World-renowned specialist
Catherine Watson Genna BS,
IBCLC
For 23 years, Catherine Watson Genna has helped
women breastfeed their babies, as an International
Board Certified lactation Consultant (IBCLC).

She has a particular interest for the anatomical,

neurological and genetic influences on sucking skills
of infants, she writes scientific papers and holds
international conferences (so far on 4 continents)
on these issues.

Her research includes the use of ultrasounds and

cervical auscultation to study sucking and sucking-
swallowing coordination in infants with
ankyloglossia, and, nevertheless, the biomechanical
aspects of the breastfeeding process .

She is an avid clinical photographer and author of

"Supporting Sucking Skills in Breastfeeding Infants"
and "Selecting and Using Breastfeeding Tools
volumes.
 Who should attend the
"Solutions for Breastfeeding Infants with Problems"
Conference?

Professionals who want to improve their knowledge about

breastfeeding, especially about those infants with different problems
and provide accurate information and solutions to the new family:
neonatologists,
pediatricians,
maxillofacial surgeons,
dentists,
general practitioners,
certified lactation consultants (IBCLCs)
midwives,
Nurses,
childbirth educators etc.
Other persons and/or organizations interested in breastfeeding
(maternity hospitals, NGOs, breastfeeding supporters) who want to offer
support to mothers and to better understand the latest
recommendations of specialists.
Parents who have babies with problems (ankyloglossia, premature birth,
torticollis) or sick babies.

* The conference is in English

Reasons for attending the conference:

Access to accurate and relevant information provided by a

worlds leading authority on lactation and breastfeeding.

New perspectives regarding breastfeeding for professionals

dealing with the education of the pregnant woman, birth,
postpartum woman, newborns, babies and toddlers.

Access to new clinical trials and new discoveries in lactation and

breastfeeding of infants with different pathologies.

Preventive measures and solutions for problems that may arise

during breastfeeding.

Certificate of participation and lactation credits for the IBCLC

specialists .
 Other events organized by ProMAMA

April 2012 and May 2014:

Dr. Jack Newman, the well-
known expert in
breastfeeding, held two
conferences in Romania.

December 2013:
American researchers from the Healthy
Children Institute USA have implemented,
free of charge, in the maternity hospitals in
our country the "Skin-to-Skin in the first hour
after birth Project .

October 2014:
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
(ABM), the
well-known international forum, held
in Romania the EUROPEAN
CONFERENCE FOR BREASTFEEDING.
 Program
08:30 AM 09:00 AM: Registration of the participants

09:00 AM 10:30 AM: Synthesizing Sucking Research + Breastfeeding

Strategies for Tongue-tied Babies

10:30 AM 10:45 AM: Break

10:45 AM 12:00 AM Breastfeeding Strategies for Tongue - tied Babies,

including some information onidentification and frenotomy

12:00 AM 12:10 AM BREAK

12:10 AM 01:25 PM: Facilitating State Control in Non-Latching Infants

01:25 PM 02:00 PM: Lunch

02:00 PM 03:15 PM: Techniques to facilitate breastfeeding of premature

babies + Breastfeeding infants with Torticollis

03:15 PM 03:30 PM: Break

03:30 PM 04:45PM Breastfeeding Babies with Torticollis

04:45 PM 06:00 PM: Cervical auscultation during breastfeeding +

Questions
 How can you attend the conference?

Please register:

Tel: 0726.71.51.52;
E-mail:
contact@promama.ro;
Sorana MUREAN,
ProMAMA President

ProMAMA is a non-profit, education association,

aiming to promote and support the importance of
breastfeeding for mothers, infants, families and the
whole society.

www.promama.ro