Louisa N Ferrara-Gonzalez, PhD
About
Dr. Louisa N. Ferrara-Gonzalez is a neonatal therapist whose clinical and research work centers on the care of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit, with a particular focus on oral feeding development in preterm and medically fragile newborns. Her published work examines how neonatal therapists function within the NICU setting, including the tasks, knowledge, and skills that define the role, as well as feeding practices for preterm infants with uncoordinated oral feeding patterns.
Her peer-reviewed research has appeared in Frontiers in Pediatrics, Nutrients, and the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. Her publications include investigations into cold milk feeding as an intervention for preterm infants, a global survey of current NICU oral feeding practices, and a contributed response to the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition's 2022 position paper on preterm enteral nutrition, addressing issues specific to oral feeding during CPAP therapy.
Credentials
Publications
- An evolving role in the NICU: a study of the tasks, knowledge, skills, and practice demographics of the neonatal therapist.
- Oral Feeding of NICU Infants: A Global Survey of Current Practices and the Potential of Cold Milk Feeding Intervention.
- From Warm to Cold: Feeding Cold Milk to Preterm Infants with Uncoordinated Oral Feeding Patterns.
- RCSLT Neonatal CEN Response to ESPGHAN Preterm Enteral Nutrition Position Paper (2022)-Issues of Oral Feeding on CPAP.
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