GOLD Perinatal 2014 Speaker Interviews

We have an exciting line-up of speakers for our 2014 GOLD Perinatal Conference. We had a chance to sit down with some of the Speakers before the conference begins and learn a little bit more about them and what they will be presenting this year. Interviews will be posted as they become available. Enjoy!

Please note, these are NOT presentations and do not count towards educational hours

Conference Main Speakers (more added daily):
The Doula Effect: how and why doulas help mothers have shorter labors, less pain, and more satisfying births Dr. Amy Gilliland
Let’s stop trying to turn men into women –meeting the real needs of pregnant and laboring fathers Dr. Amy Gilliland
The safe conduct of vaginal breech delivery at term Dr. Andrew Bisits
Caesarean Section: Representations, Ruminations and Realities… Lynne Staff
From Fetus to Adult: How Epigenetics and Pregnancy Events Influence One’s Lifespan Penny Simkin
Vitamin K for Newborns: Myths versus Facts Rebecca Dekker
How health care providers might use growth charts as an educational tool Susan Burger
Sleep Ecology and Development in Early Infancy Prof. Helen Ball
What Would Mammals Do? Diane Wiessinger
Topic 1: New directions in blood glucose management Topic 2: Infant feeding and infant care in a South Asian immigrant community Dr. Martin Ward Platt
The relationship between maternal intravenous fluids and breast changes in the postpartum period: a pilot observational study Sonya Kujawa-Myles
Conference Add-on Speaker:
New Thoughts on Infant Pre and Post-Frenotomy Care (Tongue-tie Pack) Melissa Cole
NICU Nutrition: Current Status, Opportunities & Challenges (Preterm Pack) Nancy Wight
The Faux Tie: When is a "Tongue-tie" NOT a Tongue-tie? (Tongue-tie Pack) Dr. Alison Hazelbaker
Diagnosis and Management of Tongue Tie and Lip Tie in Breastfeeding (Tongue-tie Pack) Dr. Bobby Ghaheri
The New IBC Tongue Tie Assessment Tool: From Validation to Practice (Tongue-tie Pack) Edith Kernerman
Ankyloglossia – Recognition of the many different forms & Impact on Breastfeeding and Lifelong Health (Tongue-tie Pack) Dr. James Murphy
The Development and Implementation of a Hospital-Wide Human Milk Storage and Handling Program (Preterm Pack) Dawn DiSalvo
Improving NICU outcomes by Including Parents in Developmental Care (Preterm Pack) Jill Bergman
Understanding resilience: why a preterm needs its mother. (Preterm Pack) Dr. Nils Bergman