Webinar: How to Best Assess for Indicators of Physical Stress/Strain Injuries to the Infant From the Birthing Process
Webinar: How to Best Assess for Indicators of Physical Stress/Strain Injuries to the Infant From the Birthing Process
Hosted by Central Coast Breastfeeding Coalition
Date: March 9, 2026
Time: 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. PST, Virtual
RSVP to Leslie by 3/8 by email centralcoastbreastfeeding@hotmail.com or phone 805-440-1271
How to Best Assess for Indicators of Physical Stress/Strain Injuries to the Infant From the Birthing Process by Dr. Andrew Dorough
Objectives:
- How to best screen for infant stress, strain, and injury indicators from their labor and delivery, during the first visit
- What these findings can mean for infant wellbeing and how it can impact their feeding function
- What to do with this information and who to share it with
- How infant stress/strain injuries can cause feeding dysfunction
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Biography:
Dr. Andrew Dorough is a native of St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in biology. He then earned his Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from Logan College of Chiropractic in St. Louis, Missouri. He later earned a post-graduate certification from the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (CACCP). He is qualified to deliver highly skilled and safe treatment to pregnant and postnatal patients and to neonatal and infant patients. Dr. Dorough enjoys providing collaborative care. He currently works in a family medicine clinic which boasts a breastfeeding medicine physician IBCLC, along with other IBCLCs, two nurse practitioners and a physician assistant. He assesses and treats infants with various forms of structural issues, including but not limited to cranial bone deformation (plagiocephaly), torticollis, and tongue and neck dysfunction, as related to feeding difficulties and infant well-being.
Questions? Please contact Leslie at centralcoastbreastfeeding@hotmail.com