Neonatologist. Pediatrician. Lactation Consultant. Mom.
Jessica Madden, MD, IBCLC, is board-certified pediatrician, neonatologist, lactation consultant, and mother of 4 who has been taking care of newborns since 2001. She works as a neonatologist at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio and founded Primrose Newborn Care, an independent newborn medicine and “4th trimester” home-visiting practice, in 2018.
Dr. Madden belongs to the American Academy of Pediatrics, Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, and the Center for 4th Trimester Care. She is a former Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and she is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Medicine.
Dr. Madden’s hobbies include traveling, spending time with her kids, reading, hiking, word puzzles, yoga, pilates, and dancing.
Education, Training, and Certification
Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame, BA, 1999
Medical School: Ohio State University, MD, 2003
Residency: University of Massachusetts, Pediatrics, 2006
Fellowship: Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2009.
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, 2006 (Pediatrics) and 2010 (Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant: 2020
Perinatal Mental Health Certification through Postpartum Support International: 2022
Reiki I Certification: 2024
Mother: Children born in 2005, 2007 , 2009, and 2012