Stimulation of sucking and swallowing to promote oral feeding in premature infants

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1430-1432

  Bragelien, R ^a   Rokke W ^a   Markestad, T ^a,b  

^a Sykehuset Innlandet Trust   (Norway)

^b Sykehuset Innlandet HF ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

Oral feeding; Premature infants; Sucking; Sucking skills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NOSE FEEDING; NURSING CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STIMULATION; SUCKING; SWALLOWING; WEANING;

DEGLUTITION; EATING; FEMALE; FINGERSUCKING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; SUCKING BEHAVIOR; WEANING;

EID: 34548669834     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00448.x     Document Type: Article

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