Instructor

Catherine Watson Genna, BS, IBCLC, RLC, has been an IBCLC in private practice in NYC since 1992. She has a special interest in the anatomical, genetic and neurological influences on infant sucking skills, and writes and speaks internationally on these topics. Her current research projects involve investigating the biomechanics of the lactating nipple, analyzing infant sucking via ultrasound, and studying suck: swallow rhythms using cervical auscultation. She is the author of Supporting Sucking Skills in Breastfeeding Infants (Jones and Bartlett Learning, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2022) and Selecting and Using Breastfeeding Tools (Hale Publishing, 2009; Praeclarus Press, 2016) and has served as a founding Associate Editor of the USLCA journal, Clinical Lactation, for 7 years.