The Effect of Non-nutritive Sucking on Mother's Finger on Feeding Tolerance and Attainment of Independent Oral Feeding in Preterm Infants: A Randomized Trial

Background Non-nutritive sucking is part of the initial development process in preterm infants that may speed up the transition from the tube to oral feeding. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of non-nutritive sucking on mother's finger on feeding tolerance and attainment of inde...

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Main Authors: Leila Mohammadi pirkashani, Kamyar Mansori, Homa Babaei, Pegah Rahmani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2018-12-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_11207_a56dfc13d5dcc5e6c6a4375c56d8478e.pdf