Neonatology

Laurie A. Nommsen-Rivers, PhD, RD, IBCLC

Title

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neonatology & Pulmonary Biology

Appointment

Assitant Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Email

laurie.nommsen-rivers@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-7208

Fax

513-803-0968

Credentials

PhD: Epidemiology, University of California, Davis; December 2007.

Dissertation: Perinatal factors associated with breastfeeding success.

Committee: Kathryn Dewey (chair), Caroline Chantry, and Danielle Harvey.

MS: Nutrition, University of California, Davis, September 1989.

Dissertation: Determinants of macronutrient concentrations in human milk.

Committee: Kathryn Dewey (chair), Bo Lonnerdal, and Ransom Baldwin.

BS: Nutrition Science (Highest Honors), University of California, Davis, 1985.

Certifications: Registered Dietitian, Registration # 706227, continuously since 1991; International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, continuously since 1993.

Position History

Assistant Research Professor of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Division of Neonatology (October 2008 – present).

Doctoral Research, UC Davis Graduate Group in Epidemiology (2004-2007).

Staff Research Associate, UC Davis Department of Nutrition (1994-2008).

Associate Editor, Journal of Human Lactation (1997-2006).

Research

Human milk and lactation; clinical management of the breastfeeding dyad; perinatal epidemiology.

Publications, Most Recent

Nommsen-Rivers LA, Hansen RL, Mastergeorge AM, Cullum AS, and Dewey KG. Doula care, early breastfeeding outcomes, and breastfeeding status at 6 weeks postpartum among low-income primiparae. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 2009, in press.

Nommsen-Rivers LA and Dewey KG. Development and validation of the Infant Feeding Intentions Scale.Matern Child Health J, Maternal Child Health Journal, 2008; 13 May: Online First.

Nommsen-Rivers LA, Heinig MJ, Cohen RJ, and Dewey KG. Infant diaper counts and timing of onset of lactation as indicators of breastfeeding adequacy. J Hum Lact, 2008; 24(1): 27-33.