LauraPWardMD

Neonat/Perinatology • Cincinnati, OH

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Office
3333 Burnet Ave
Ml 7009
Cincinnati, OH 45229
Phone+1 513-636-4225

Fax+1 513-636-2511
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Education & Training

Children's National Medical Center/George Washington UniversityFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1997 - 2000
Children's National Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1994 - 1997
Saint Louis University School of MedicineClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2001 - 2025
KY State Medical License 2002 - 2025
DC State Medical License 1996 - 2018
MD State Medical License 1998 - 2001
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics

Clinical Trials

Metformin to Augment Low Milk Supply (MALMS) Study Start of enrollment: 2014 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Examining the Role of Women, Infant, and Children in Black Women Breastfeeding Duration and Exclusivity: A Systematic Review.
Shannon Trinh, Dorian Odems, Laura Ward, Nagendra Monangi, Meredith Shockley-Smith, Melissa Previtera, Francoise A Knox-Kazimierczuk> ;Breastfeeding Medicine. 2023 Oct 1
Controversies and Conundrums in Newborn Feeding.
Jennifer McAllister, Scott Wexelblatt, Laura Ward> ;Clinics in Perinatology. 2023 Sep 1
A quality improvement project to increase breast milk feeding of hospitalized late preterm infants in China.
Meiying Quan, Zhenghong Li, Laura Placke Ward, Shuju Feng, Yalin Jing, Lin Wang, Jing Yuan> ;International Breastfeeding Journal. 2023 Aug 23
5 citations
Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling to Investigate the Effect of Maturation on Buprenorphine Pharmacokinetics in Newborns with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Sy...
Matthijs W. van Hoogdalem, Trevor N. Johnson, Brooks T. McPhail, Suyog Kamatkar, Scott L. Wexelblatt, Laura P. Ward, Uwe Christians, Henry T. Akinbi, Alexander A. Vink...> ;Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 2021 Oct 22
Predictors of the Provision of Mother's Milk Feedings in Newborns Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Lisa Marie Piwoszkin, Megan Corley, Karthikeyan Meganathan, Vivek Narendran, Laurie A. Nommsen-Rivers, Laura P. Ward> ;Breastfeeding Medicine. 2021 Apr 8
16 citations
Breastfeeding Disparities and Their Mediators in an Urban Birth Cohort of Black and White Mothers
Ardythe L. Morrow, Janelle McClain, Shannon C. Conrey, Liang Niu, Alexandra Kinzer, Allison Cline, Alexandra M Piasecki, Emily DeFranco, Laura P. Ward, Julie Ware, Dan...> ;Breastfeeding Medicine. 2021 Jun 7
7 citations
Physiologic Indirect Response Modeling to Describe Buprenorphine Pharmacodynamics in Newborns Treated for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome
Tomoyuki Mizuno, Brooks T. McPhail, Suyog Kamatkar, Scott L. Wexelblatt, Laura P. Ward, Uwe Christians, Henry T. Akinbi, Alexander A. Vinks> ;Clinical Pharmacokinetics. 2021 Feb 1
2 citations
First-Day Use of the Newborn Weight Loss Tool to Predict Excess Weight Loss in Breastfeeding Newborns
Anna P Smith, Laura P. Ward, Meredith Jane Heinig, Kathryn G. Dewey, Laurie A. Nommsen-Rivers> ;Breastfeeding Medicine. 2021 Mar 5
4 citations
Impact of Institutional Breastfeeding Support in Very Low-Birth Weight Infants.
Laura P. Ward, Rachel Tonnis, Adekunle T. Otuneye, Nancy Clemens, Henry T. Akinbi, Ardythe L. Morrow> ;Breastfeeding Medicine. 2021 Mar 5
Reply to Letter to the Editor by Frank Nice.
Laurie A. Nommsen-Rivers, Eileen King, Erin Wagner, Sarah Riddle, Laura P. Ward, Amy Thompson> ;Journal of Human Lactation. 2020 Feb 1
2 citations
Contribution of Maternal Obesity to Medically Indicated and Elective Formula Supplementation in a Baby-Friendly Hospital.
Kristina Colling, Laura P. Ward, Anita Beck, Laurie A. Nommsen-Rivers> ;Breastfeeding Medicine. 2019 May 9
14 citations
Feasibility and acceptability of metformin to augment low milk supply: a pilot randomized controlled trial.
Laurie A. Nommsen-Rivers, Amy Thompson, Sarah Riddle, Laura P. Ward, Erin Wagner, Eileen King> ;Journal of Human Lactation. 2019 Jan 10
21 citations
A quality improvement initiative to reduce necrotizing enterocolitis across hospital systems.
Amy T. Nathan, Laura P. Ward, Kurt Schibler, Laurel Moyer, Andrew M South, Heather C. Kaplan> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2018 Apr 20
Re: "ABM Clinical Protocol #3: Supplementary Feedings in the Healthy Term Breastfed Neonate, Revised 2017" by Kellams et al. (Breastfeed Med 2017;12:188-198).
Laura P. Ward, Laurie A. Nommsen-Rivers, Sarah W. Riddle> ;Breastfeeding Medicine. 2017 Nov 1
Widespread Hospital Variation in Supplementation of Breastfed Newborns.
Laura P. Ward> ;Pediatrics. 2017 Jul 1
16 citations
Improving Exclusive Breastfeeding in an Urban Academic Hospital.
Laura P. Ward, Susan W. Williamson, Stephanie Burke, Ruby Crawford-Hemphill, Amy Thompson> ;Pediatrics. 2017 Feb 1
40 citations
Pharmacokinetics of Oral Methadone in the Treatment of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: A Pilot Study
Jason R. Wiles, Barbara T. Isemann, Tomoyuki Mizuno, Meredith E. Tabangin, Laura P. Ward, Henry T. Akinbi, Alexander A. Vinks> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2015 Dec 1
42 citations
Universal maternal drug testing in a high-prevalence region of prescription opiate abuse.
Scott L. Wexelblatt, Laura P. Ward, Kimberly Torok, Elizabeth A. Tisdale, Jareen Meinzen-Derr, James M. Greenberg> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2015 Mar 1
16 citations
Factors associated with readmission in late-preterm infants: a matched case-control study.
Laurel B. Moyer, Neera K. Goyal, Jareen Meinzen-Derr, Laura P. Ward, Christina L Rust, Scott L. Wexelblatt, James M. Greenberg> ;Hospital Pediatrics. 2014 Sep 1
34 citations
Current Management of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Secondary to Intrauterine Opioid Exposure
Jason R. Wiles, Barbara T. Isemann, Laura P. Ward, Alexander A. Vinks, Henry T. Akinbi> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2014 Sep 1
1 citations
Challenges in Caring for the Neonate Who Acquires Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus via Vertical Transmission
Laura P. Ward, Elizabeth A. Tisdale, Rebecca C. Brady> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 2013 May 1
29 citations
Donor human milk largely replaces formula-feeding of preterm infants in two urban hospitals
N M Delfosse, Laura P. Ward, Anne J. Lagomarcino, C Auer, C Smith, Jareen Meinzen-Derr, Christina J. Valentine, Kurt Schibler, Ardythe L. Morrow> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2013 Jun 1
19 citations
The Human Milk Project: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Human Milk Consumption in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Laura P. Ward, Christine Auer, Carrie Smith, Pamela J. Schoettker, Raymond Pruett, Nilesh Y Shah, Uma R. Kotagal> ;Breastfeeding Medicine. 2012 Aug 3
3 citations
Alpha-2A adrenergic receptor subtype gene expression in the intestines of cocaine-exposed rat embryos.
Laura P Ward, Joanna M. Hill, Susan K. McCune> ;Pediatric Research. 2002 Oct 1
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Press Mentions

Breast Milk Could Help Fight COVID-19 in ChildrenJanuary 27th, 2021
Screen Time for Children Soars; Parents, Experts AlarmedJanuary 19th, 2021
New Synergy Awardees Represent Spirit of Partnership in COVID-19 ResearchSeptember 5th, 2020
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