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Professor James J. McKenna is recognized as the world’s leading authority on mother-infant cosleeping in relationship to breastfeeding and SIDS.
Professor James J. McKenna’s Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory studies how sleeping environments reflect and respond to family needs—in particular how they affect mothers, breastfeeding, and infants’ physiological and psychological well-being and development.
James Joseph McKenna (born 1948) is an American biological anthropologist. McKenna founded and directed the Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory at the University of Notre Dame, studying the physiology and behavior of co-sleeping mothers and infants.
Professor James J. McKenna’s Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory at Notre Dame studies how sleeping and co-sleeping environments affect mothers, breastfeeding, and infants’ physiological and psychological well-being and development.
James McKenna was born on 31 August 1953 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Highlander (1986), Hollyoaks (1995) and A Touch of Frost (1992).
Jan 7, 2020 · With the latest information on the abundant scientific benefits of cosleeping, Dr. James J. Mckenna informs readers about the dangers of following over-simplified recommendations against the age-old practice, and encourages parents to trust their knowledge and instincts about what is and is not safe for their baby.
Professor James J. McKenna is recognized as the world’s leading authority on mother-infant co-sleeping, in relationship to breastfeeding and SIDS.
Jan 1, 2007 · Sleeping With Your Baby: A Parent's Guide is your guide to understanding how to make nighttimes with your baby safe, fun and relaxing! Written by James McKenna, the world's authority on co-sleeping. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.
As director of Notre Dame’s Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory, he is known for conducting the first ever physiological and behavioral studies of the differences between solitary and co-sleeping mother-infant pairs.
James McKenna is one of the world’s leading authorities on mother-infant co-sleeping with breastfeeding. He received his undergraduate degree in Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1970, his Masters Degree from San Diego State University in 1972, and his PhD in Biological Anthropology from the University of Oregon ...
