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 …

Rationale, aims and objectives This article aims to provide evidence to guide
multidisciplinary clinical practitioners towards successful initiation and long‐term …

Background Among infants born prematurely, competence at oral feeding is necessary for
growth and hospital discharge. Extremely preterm (EP) infants (28 weeks of gestational age …

The purpose of this article is to introduce a model of neurodevelopmental risk and protection
that may explain some of the relationships among biobehavioral risks, environmental risks …

Background One of the most challenging milestones for preterm infants is the acquisition of
safe and efficient feeding skills. The majority of healthy full term infants are born with skills to …

Use of high-flow oxygen via nasal cannula (HFO 2-NC) is increasingly common in intensive
care unit (ICU) settings. Despite the critical interface between respiration and swallowing …

Aim The aim of this study was to report an analysis of the concept of pediatric feeding
problems. Background Reviews of the literature on pediatric feeding problems and disorders …

Preterm infants often display difficulty establishing oral feeding in the weeks following birth.
This article aims to provide an overview of the literature investigating the development of …

Objective To investigate the effects of a prefeeding oral stimulation program on the feeding
performance of preterm infants. Methods A crossover design was used. Nineteen preterm …

Background: Very preterm (VP) infants are at risk for poor oral feeding endurance, early
cessation of eating, poor fluid management with aspiration risk, behavioral distress, and …