Prematurity may produce long-term complications in the physical and cognitive development
of infants. There is a need for interventions that can improve feeding and reduce the length …

BACKGROUND: Currently there is limited information to guide health professionals
regarding the optimal time frame to initiate safe and effective oral feedings to preterm infants …

Purpose A successful transition from gavage to full oral feeding is a decisive indicator for
discharging premature infants from the neonatal intensive care unit. A clinically useful …

Background: To explore the clinical effect of premature infant oral motor intervention (PIOMI)
combined with music therapy on feeding progression of premature infants. Method …

Objective Among the problems faced by premature infants after birth are weakness in oral-
motor skills and an inability to achieve oral feeding independence. The Early Feeding Skills …

Background: One of the fundamental factors in infants' readiness to discharge from the
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is attaining full oral feeding. Determining the infants' …

Background: One of the most critical criteria in making ready an infant for discharge from the
neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is full oral feeding attainment. Objectives: The present …

Background: Reports of feeding disorders and their negative effects on infants are common.
This literature review addresses the need to detect and report on the features of instrumental …

Background The inconsistency in decisions to commence oral feeding indicates that health
professionals require clearer guidelines to determine when to initiate oral feeding in preterm …

Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Persian version of
the 20-item version of the MedRisk. Materials and Methods: In our study, we used a cross …