Stress Signals During Sucking Activity Are Associated With Longer Transition Time to Full Oral Feeding in Premature Infants

Stress Signals During Sucking Activity Are Associated With Longer Transition Time to Full Oral Feeding in Premature Infants

Several treatments have been proposed to shorten the time to the attainment of full oral feeding (FOF) for premature infants, but there are only a few evaluation methods useful in estimating predictors of this period. We investigated whether specific items within the disorganized sucking patterns de...

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Main Authors: You Gyoung Yi, Byung-Mo Oh, Seung Han Shin, Jin Yong Shin, Ee-Kyung Kim, Hyung-Ik Shin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
premature infant
feeding behavior
Neonatal Oral-Motor Assessment Scale
feeding difficulty
incoordination
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2018.00054/full

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