Purpose To conduct an evidence-based systematic review and provide an estimate of the
effects of oral motor interventions (OMIs) on feeding/swallowing outcomes (both …

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 …

Objective: Feeding problems are an important area of neonatal morbidity that requires
attention. We defined the feeding milestones related to transition to per oral feeding among …

Aim To investigate early medical and family factors associated with later feeding risk in
preterm infants. Methods For this longitudinal study, 136 infants born≤ 30 weeks gestation …

Objective To identify differences in feeding skill performance among preterm infants at term
equivalent age compared with full-term infants. Study design Ninety-two infants (44 preterm …

Neonates born premature or who suffer brain injury at birth often have oral feeding
disfunction and do not meet oral intake requirements needed for discharge. Low oral intake …

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 …

In utero, the fetus depends on the mother's physiologic systems to regulate its own systems.
At birth, the neonate's basic physiologic needs (ie, feeding, elimination, cleaning, heat …

Objective To appraise the psychometric properties of clinical feeding assessment tools used
in a neonatal population. Data sources PubMed, OvidMedline, CINHAL, and PsycINFO …

Oral feeding for preterm infants has been a thorny problem worldwide. To improve the
efficacy of oral feeding in preterm infants, oral motor intervention (OMI), which consists of …