Readiness for oral feeding and oral motor function in preterm infants
ABSTRACT Objective: this study aimed at investigating the Schedule Oral Motor Assessment (SOMA) tool to be used with preterm infants and to compare its results with the Preterm Oral Feeding Readiness Assessment Scale (POFRAS) to start oral feeding. Methods: a cross-sectional and quantitative study...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Motricidade Orofacial - ABRAMO
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Series: | Revista CEFAC |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-18462017000400503&lng=en&tlng=en |