Non-nutritive sucking evaluation in preterm newborns and the start of oral feeding: a multicenter study

Non-nutritive sucking evaluation in preterm newborns and the start of oral feeding: a multicenter study

OBJECTIVES:The assessment of early sucking by preterm infants provides information on the ability of these infants to efficiently and safely receive nutrients via an oral route (oral feeding). To analyze the application and reliability of an instrument in assessing non-nutritive sucking that indicat...

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Main Authors: Flávia C.B. Neiva, Cléa R. Leone, Claudio Leone, Lisiane L. Siqueira, Kátia Akiko Uema, Daiana Evangelista, Susana Delgado, Adriana Rocha, Karina Bernardis Buhler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2014-06-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Preterm Infants
Sucking Behavior
Feeding Behavior
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