Abstract Purpose of Review Cerebral palsy is the most common physical disability of
childhood, but the rate is falling, and severity is lessening. We conducted a systematic …

Infancy and childhood represent a time of unparalleled physical growth and cognitive
development. In order for infants and children to reach their linear and neurological growth …

Children with cerebral palsy (CP) are at risk for aspiration with oral feeding with potential
pulmonary consequences, and commonly have reduced nutrition/hydration status and …

Purpose Speech and other oral functions such as swallowing have been compared and
contrasted with oral behaviors variously labeled quasispeech, paraspeech, speechlike, and …

Supporting Sucking Skills in Breastfeeding Infants, Fourth Edition is an essential resource
for healthcare professionals working with new breastfeeding families and infants. Using a …

Background Oropharyngeal dysphagia encompasses problems with the oral preparatory
phase of swallowing (chewing and preparing the food), oral phase (moving the food or fluid …

Aim As there is little evidence for concurrent validity of the Eating and Drinking Ability
Classification System (EDACS), this study aimed to determine its concurrent validity and …

This study investigated the effect of the structured Neurodevelopmental Therapy Method-
Bobath (NDT-B) approach on the feeding and swallowing activity of patients with cerebral …

Objective This study aimed to explore the clinical significance of early premature infant oral
motor intervention (PIOMI) in the prognosis of premature infants. Study Design Infants were …

Background The management of dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing), a common
complication of long‐term progressive muscle disease in children and adults, is currently …