Faculty Profile

Address:
617 West 168th Street
Rm. 252
New York, NY 10032

Phone: 212-305-5887

lz108@columbia.edu

Education and Training
DrNP Columbia University School of Nursing
MSN Yale University School of Nursing
BS State University of New York, Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn

Affiliations
Columbia University School of Nursing

Laura Zeidenstein, DrNP, MSN, CNM
Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing
Director of Nurse-Midwifery Program

Selected Publications:
 Clinical Rounds (student series). Co-authored submissions by nurse-midwifery students, JMWH 2006- 2007; in publication

“Insightful tips for the bad clinical day”, Educator’s column, Metro Midwives, A publication of the ACNM, Region II, Chapter 1 Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 3, March 2006

“Insightful integration precepting”, Educator’s column, ACNM, Region II, Chapter 1 Newsletter, September 2005, p16-17

“Elective cesarean section: how informed is informed consent?” Journal of Health Ethics, 2005

Invited Commentary: Our students: a breath of fresh air, JMWH, 48:6, 2003

Chapter 11, Varneys Midwifery, 4th Edition, Jones and Bartlett, 2003

Presentations:
Midwifery on a Navajo Indian Reservation . College of Health-Related Professions Faculty Development Program, Brooklyn, NY; January, 1993.

Reproductive Health Care for Lesbian Clients and Families . Women at High Risk and Greatest Need: Meeting the Challenge, New York, NY; May 1-3, 1991.

Awards and Memberships:
Journal Review, Journal of Nurse-Midwifery
2005 Excellence in Teaching Award, ACNM Foundation

Professional Organizations and Affiliations