Background Non‐nutritive sucking (NNS) is used during gavage feeding and in the
transition from gavage to breast/bottle feeding in preterm infants to improve the development …

Preterm infants develop the skills necessary to begin oral feeding as their health stabilizes
and as they reach a postconceptional age that supports coordination of breathing and …

Purpose To conduct an evidence-based systematic review and provide an estimate of the
effects of oral motor interventions (OMIs) on feeding/swallowing outcomes (both …

Background Preterm infants (< 37 weeks' post‐menstrual age (PMA)) are often delayed in
attaining oral feeding. Normal oral feeding is suggested as an important outcome for the …

To assess if sensory-motor-oral stimulation and non-nutritive sucking gavage feeding
enhances the oral feeding performance of preterm infants born between 26 and 32 weeks of …

Neurodevelopmental care, which is any NICU intervention undertaken to improve
neurodevelopmental outcome, includes NICU design, nursing routines, nursing care plans …

This study compared the effects of oral stimulation with those of oral support on non‐nutritive
sucking and feeding parameters in preterm infants. Preterm infants (23 males, 20 females) …

The development of feeding and swallowing is the result of a complex interface between the
developing nervous system, various physiological systems, and the environment. The …

Background: Prematurity can disrupt the development of a specialized neural circuit known
as suck central pattern generator (sCPG), which often leads to poor feeding skills. The extent …

Finding ways to consistently prepare preterm infants and their families for more timely
discharge must continue as a focus for everyone involved in the care of these infants in the …