Technological Solutions and Main Indices for the Assessment of Newborns’ Nutritive Sucking: A Review
Nutritive Sucking (NS) is a highly organized process that is essential for infants’ feeding during the first six months of their life. It requires the complex coordination of sucking, swallowing and breathing. The infant’s inability to perform a safe and successful oral feeding can be an early detec...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-01-01
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Series: | Sensors |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/14/1/634 |