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Validation of the Early Feeding Skills Assessment Scale for the Evaluation of Oral Feeding in Premature Infants [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Neonatology, 2019
Background: Feeding difficulties are common and important in premature infants. In order to identify neonatal feeding difficulties, clinicians and nurses require assessment tools to conduct an objective evaluation of infant oral feeding (breast/bottle ...
Batul Bahrami, maryam marofi, Ziba Farajzadegan, Behzad Barekatain   +3 more
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Investigating Feeding Problems and Oral Motor Skills in Children With Cerebral Palsy [PDF]

Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
Objectives: Cerebral palsy (CP) can cause motor, sensory, cognitive, and communicative problems and poor feeding performances in children. Feeding problems could be life-threatening and negatively affect cognitive and physical growth.
Leila Esmaeili, Sediqe Safaeyan, Reihaneh Saber-Moghadam, Mohadeseh Gholamiyan Arefi   +3 more
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A self-paced oral feeding system that enhances preterm infants' oral feeding skills. [PDF]

J Neonatal Nurs, 2015
Very low birth weight (VLBW) infants have difficulty transitioning to independent oral feeding, be they breast- or bottle-feeding. We developed a 'self-paced' feeding system that eliminates the natural presence of the positive hydrostatic pressure and internal vacuum build-up within a bottle during feeding.
Lau C, Fucile S, Schanler RJ.
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The Evaluation of Oral Feeding in Preterm Infants: Turkish Validation of the Early Feeding Skills Assessment Tool

Turkish Archives of Pediatrics, 2023
The Early Feeding Skills Assessment Tool (EFS) is a valid and reliable tool for evaluating preterm infants' oral feeding skills and readiness during the transition to oral feeding. There is currently no instrument with tested validity and reliability available to evaluate the oral feeding skills and readiness of preterm infants in Turkey.
Girgin B.A., Gözen D., Uslubaş R., Bilgin L.   +3 more
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Maturation of oral feeding skills in preterm infants [PDF]

Acta Paediatrica, 2007
Abstract Aim: Safe and successful oral feeding requires proper maturation of sucking, swallowing and respiration. We hypothesized that oral feeding difficulties result from different temporal development of the musculatures implicated in these functions.
Amaizu, N, Shulman, R J, Schanler, R J, Lau, C   +3 more
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Insights into Neonatal Oral Feeding through the Salivary Transcriptome

International Journal of Pediatrics, 2012
Background. The development of safe and effective oral feeding skills in the newborn is complex and may be associated with significant morbidities. Our understanding of neonatal oral feeding maturation at the molecular level is limited, providing an ...
Jill L. Maron
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Skills of premature newborns to oral feeding initiation

, 2018
Objective: to identify the scientific evidence about the abilities of premature neonates in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, to oral feeding initiation. Methods: integrative review, held in the databases Scopus, Cinahl, Medline, Lilacs, Science Direct and Web of Science, not controlled and with no timeframe, using the key words: Recém-Nascido Prematuro ...
Cavalcante, Sara Emanuelle Alves, Oliveira, Samara Isabela Maia de, Silva, Rhuama Karenina Costa e, Sousa, Carolina Pereira da Cunha, Lima, Jéssica Valeska Herculano, Souza, Nilba Lima de   +5 more
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The Chewing Challenge: Linking Oral Motor and Oral Sensory Skills to Feeding Difficulties in Autism

Journal of Indian Speech Language & Hearing Association
Introduction: Nearly 60% of children with autism exhibit chewing difficulties, yet the specific nature and the contributing factors remain underexplored. Understanding these factors is vital for effective management.
M. Shalini, N. Swapna
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Instruments and indicators for the assessment of oral skills in preterm newborns to begin oral feeding: A scoping review [PDF]

Journal of Neonatal Nursing
Introduction: The present scoping review was conducted with the objective of identifying and mapping in the scientific literature instruments or indicators that evaluate oral competencies for the beginning of oral feeding in preterm newborns hospitalized in neonatal units. Method: ology: The present scoping review followed PRISMA-ScR guidelines.
Ana Lúcia Gonçalves Brantes, Maria Alice Santos Curado, Inês Carnall Figueiredo, João Marôco, Maria Filomena Gaspar   +4 more
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The relationship between early feeding skills and general movements of preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Background. Early feeding skills and general movements (GMs) are negatively affected by hypotonia due to prematurity. Interventions for feeding skills can be guided by understanding the relationship between feeding skills and GMs.
Seda Ayaz Taş, Seda Yakıt Yeşilyurt, Tansu Birinci Olgun, Sezen Tezcan, Sinan Taş, Mustafa Dilek   +5 more
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