Amy Spangler
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Amy Spangler is a breastfeeding
expert and president of baby gooroo who has lectured extensively and published several books on breastfeeding. In addition to earning a bachelor’s and master’s degree in nursing, Spangler is a RN and IBCLC and has held a number of leadership positions with national and international organizations including President of the International Lactation Consultant Association. She has also served as an "expert" contributor to Breastfeeding.com and as a member of their professional advisory board.
in Nursing from Ohio State University
and a Master's degree
in Maternal and Child Health from the University of Florida
. Spangler is currently a member of the adjunct faculty at Emory University
's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing.
Spangler published her first book "Breastfeeding: A Parent’s Guide" in 1985. "Breastfeeding: A Parent’s Guide" is now in its 9th edition. Spangler has also published two subsequent books: "Breastfeeding: Keep It Simple" and "Breastfeeding: Your Guide To A Healthy, Happy Baby" in 2000 and 2004 respectively.
From 1996 to 1998, Spangler served as president of the International Lactation Consultant Association. Then from 2002 to 2004, she served as chair of the United States Breastfeeding Committee. She has also held positions with the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Association of Women’s Health Obstetric Neonatal Nursing, International Childbirth Education Association, La Leche League International, Georgia Breastfeeding Task Force, Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Southeastern Lactation Consultant Association, Breastfeeding.com and U.S. Food and Drug Administration Infant Formula Subcommittee.
Spangler has also worked as a consultant for an Ad Council
campaign and as a commentator on various news programs, including 20/20 and Good Morning America
.
Since the 1985 release of Breastfeeding: A Parent's Guide, baby gooroo has sold over two million copies of its three books to parents, healthcare facilities, and government agencies nationwide.
with her husband Dennis. They have two sons, Matthew and Adam.
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is the feeding of an infant or young child with breast milk directly from female human breasts rather than from a baby bottle or other container. Babies have a sucking reflex that enables them to suck and swallow milk. It is recommended that mothers breastfeed for six months or...
expert and president of baby gooroo who has lectured extensively and published several books on breastfeeding. In addition to earning a bachelor’s and master’s degree in nursing, Spangler is a RN and IBCLC and has held a number of leadership positions with national and international organizations including President of the International Lactation Consultant Association. She has also served as an "expert" contributor to Breastfeeding.com and as a member of their professional advisory board.
Career
Spangler earned a Bachelor's degreeBachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in Nursing from Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
and a Master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in Maternal and Child Health from the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
. Spangler is currently a member of the adjunct faculty at Emory University
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing.
Spangler published her first book "Breastfeeding: A Parent’s Guide" in 1985. "Breastfeeding: A Parent’s Guide" is now in its 9th edition. Spangler has also published two subsequent books: "Breastfeeding: Keep It Simple" and "Breastfeeding: Your Guide To A Healthy, Happy Baby" in 2000 and 2004 respectively.
From 1996 to 1998, Spangler served as president of the International Lactation Consultant Association. Then from 2002 to 2004, she served as chair of the United States Breastfeeding Committee. She has also held positions with the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Association of Women’s Health Obstetric Neonatal Nursing, International Childbirth Education Association, La Leche League International, Georgia Breastfeeding Task Force, Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Southeastern Lactation Consultant Association, Breastfeeding.com and U.S. Food and Drug Administration Infant Formula Subcommittee.
Spangler has also worked as a consultant for an Ad Council
Ad Council
The Advertising Council, commonly known as the Ad Council, is an American non-profit organization that distributes public service announcements on behalf of various sponsors, including non-profit organizations and agencies of the United States government....
campaign and as a commentator on various news programs, including 20/20 and Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
.
baby gooroo
Since 1987, with the founding of Amy's Babies, Spangler has focused on educating parents and health professionals about breastfeeding and infant/child nutrition through the development of books, brochures, posters, and videos. In 2000, the company launched its first e-commerce store to accommodate online purchases. The site was expanded in 2004 into a feature-driven news site and the company was renamed baby gooroo with the goal of becoming the definitive online resource for information related to breastfeeding, health, nutrition, and safety. Under Spangler’s leadership, baby gooroo has assembled a team of breastfeeding and parenting experts who provide readers with information that is accurate, balanced, and timely.Since the 1985 release of Breastfeeding: A Parent's Guide, baby gooroo has sold over two million copies of its three books to parents, healthcare facilities, and government agencies nationwide.
Life
Spangler lives in Atlanta, GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
with her husband Dennis. They have two sons, Matthew and Adam.
Amy’s Babies/baby gooroo Bibliography
- Breastfeeding: A Parent’s Guide - 1985
- ”Through Their Eyes, Breastfeeding the Gift for Life Video” - 1996
- Breastfeeding: Keep It Simple - 2000
- Breastfeeding: Your Guide To A Healthy, Happy Baby - 2004
- ”Signs That Your Baby Is Well Fed” - 2007
- ”Signs That Your Baby Is Positioned Well” - 2007
- ”Keep your baby safe from SIDS, Do’s and Don’ts” - 2007
- ”The Scoop on Poop” - 2007
- ”Breastfeeding Positions” - 2009
Academic Bibliography
- Spangler A et al.: The Effect of Modified Lanolin on Nipple Pain/Damage During the First Ten Days of Breastfeeding, International Journal of Childbirth Education Vol. 8, No. 3, August/September 1993, pp. 15–19.
- Hancock K and Spangler A: There’s a Fungus Among Us! Journal of Human Lactation Vol. 9, No. 3, September, 1993, pp. 179–180.*Kerkhoff KG and Spangler AK: Breastfeeding Twins and Higher-order Multiples. JOGNN Clinical Issues 27(4):441-449, 1998.
- Ellerbee S, Overfield M, Tully MR, and Spangler AK: Evidence-Based Guidelines for Breastfeeding Management during the First Fourteen Days. Maternal Child Health Bureau, Washington, DC, 1999.
- Ellerbee S, Overfield M, Tully MR, and Spangler AK: Development of Evidence-based Guidelines by a Professional Organization. Seventh Biennial Research Conference Oklahoma Nursing Research Consortium: Poster Presentation, 1999.
- Ellerbee SM and Spangler AK: Childbirth Education Primer. Mother Baby Journal 5(1): 36-39, Winter 2000.
- Spangler AK: Breastfeeding in a Bottle-feeding Culture. Breastfeeding.com Reading Room Online Articles, 2000.
- Spangler AK: Someone’s been sleeping in my bed! Breastfeeding.com Reading Room Online Articles, 2000.
- Spangler AK: Lactation Education in the 21st Century: A Retrospective. JHL 16(2) May 2000.
- Spangler AK: Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep. IJCE 16(1), 29-31, 2001.
- Spangler AK: Breastfeeding Education Keep It Simple. Advance for Nurse Practitioners July 2001: 75-76.
- Spangler A (Contributor): Core Curriculum for Lactation Consultant Practice. Physiology of the Infant. Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Boston, 2002.
- Overfield M, Tully MR, Ryan CR and Spangler AK: Clinical Guidelines for the Establishment of Exclusive Breastfeeding. Maternal Child Health Bureau, Washington, DC, 2005.
- Howett M, Spangler A and Cannon R: Designing a University-Based Lactation Course. J Hum Lact. 22(1):104-017.
- Spangler A, Randenberg A, Brenner, M and Howett M: Belly Models as Teaching Tools: What is Their Utility?. J Hum Lact. 24(2):199-205.