Little Darlings Staff & Credentials

Donna Barrows

Donna Barrows, RN, CCE, IBCLC

  • International Board Certified Lactation Consultant with a private practice in Rochester Area for 4 years, providing home consults and follow up.
  • 29+ years experience as a NYS Licensed Registered Nurse for a hospital in Rochester, NY in the Neonatal ICU. Responsible for:
    • Supporting mothers with providing their breast milk to their premature infants or infants with medical needs (Multiples, Infants with poor weight gain, Down's syndrome, Cleft lip and/ or palate, neurological impairment, infants with cardiac needs)
    • Direct patient care of premature infants
    • Teaching families to care for their premature or sick infants
  • Certified Childbirth Educator over 25 years
  • Board Member of the Rochester Regional Breastfeeding Network
  • CPR Certified
  • Married to Dick, they have 5 children.

Sheila Darling

Sheila Darling, MBA, LMSW, IBCLC

  • Child Development Specialist. 20 years of Social Work experience working with Children and Families. 8 Years experience in Pediatric Primary Care evaluating child development.
  • Pediatric HIV/AIDS Specialist
  • MBA St. John Fisher College
  • International Board Certified Lactation Consultant with specialization in extended breastfeeding, mother's returning to work, milk supply
  • Education series on Co-Sleeping and breastfeeding
  • NYS Licensed Master Social Worker
  • Board Member of the Rochester Regional Breastfeeding Network
  • Past member of the Advisory Board of Wayne County Action Program Head Start
  • Member of the Baby Safe Sleep Coalition
  • CPR Instructor
  • Married to Pat, they have 8 children

Dianne Clune

Dianne Clune, BS, IBCLC-RLC, ALC

  • International Board Certified Lactation Consultant with specialization in hospital based care, mother's returning to work, milk supply issues, difficult anatomy (mother and baby) and mothers with traumatic histories
  • Doula Trained
  • CPR Certified
  • Bachelor's degree in Maternal Child Health and Lactation
  • Instructor for the 20 Hour Lactation Course
  • Consults with Pediatric and Obstetric offices to support and train staff
  • President, Rochester Regional Breastfeeding Network
  • Dianne is a single mother of 3 children, including a set of twins and enjoys the support of her partner, Tom.

Nancy Stephany

Nancy Stephany, RN,IBCLC

  • International Board Certified Lactation Consultant with specialization in premature birth and breastfeeding issues, ill children, breastfeeding initiation support.
  • 27 years working as a senior level three nurse and lactation consultant in the Neonatal ICU.
  • Breastfeeding educator for prenatal classes and ongoing support programs.
  • Executive Board member of Rochester Regional Breastfeeding Network
  • CPR Certified
  • STABLE Instructor
  • Hospice Nurse
  • Married to Scott, they have 3 adult children

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