The effect of an early oral stimulation program on oral feeding of preterm infants

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of an oral stimulation program on preterm infants. Methods: Preterm infants (n = 72) were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Controls (n = 36) received routine care while the experimental group (n = 36) received oral stimulation in addition to routi...

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Main Authors: Tian-chan Lyu, Yu-xia Zhang, Xiao-jing Hu, Yun Cao, Ping Ren, Yue-jue Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-03-01
Series:International Journal of Nursing Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235201321400012X