Jennifer Kellow
Alexander’s Preterm Birth:
Why Constructive Conscious Control Solved His Breathing Problem and How CCC Holds the Key to Normal Breathing for Preterm Infants Today
Alexander was born preterm at seven months gestation leaving him with lifelong breathing issues until he mastered his process of Constructive Conscious Control. Preterm infants today share the same predicament as Alexander. In this presentation, I will show how the use of Constructive Conscious Control in the person handling the preterm infants leads to a resolution of those infants’ breathing issues.
Jennifer Kellow graduated cum laude from the University of Virginia in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She worked as a nurse in Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units in both Virginia and in New York City for 17 years. She earned her teaching certificate in the Alexander Technique in 1988, and began to document her research in her use of Constructive Conscious Control with infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care unit and with severely brain-injured infants in Pediatric Home Care. She has maintained a private Alexander Technique practice in New York City and New Jersey for 20 years which has included adults, performers and pregnant women.
In addition, she has performed as a modern dancer and actress in New York City. Most recently, she became trained in NIDCAP®, a behavior analysis and individualized developmental care program for the extremely preterm infant in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
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