The development of feeding and swallowing involves a highly complex set of interactions
that begin in embryologic and fetal periods and continue through infancy and early …

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 …

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 …

Most children learn to eat naturally; however, when this process is disrupted, children may
not get the calories and nutrients needed to sustain appropriate growth and nutritional …

Objective To evaluate the effect of early oral stimulation before the introduction of oral
feeding, over the duration of concomitant tube feeding (“transition period”), the length of …

Objective: To review the existing evidence used to identify potentially better care practices
that support newborn brain development. Study Design: Literature review. Result: Sixteen …

Our aim was to obtain a better understanding of the differences between breast-feeding and
bottle-feeding, particularly with regard to how sucking performance changes from …

Abstract Aim: To determine whether NTrainer patterned orocutaneous therapy affects
preterm infants' non‐nutritive suck and/or oral feeding success. Subjects: Thirty‐one preterm …

A term neonate is born with the ability to suck; this neuronal network is already formed and
functional by 28 weeks gestational age and continues to evolve into adulthood. Because of …

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 …