The Use of Nonnutritive Sucking to Facilitate Oral Feeding in a Term Infant: A Single Case Study

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 700-706

  Harding, Celia ^a,b   Frank, Lindsay ^b   Dungu, Carol ^b   Colton, Nuala ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feeding difficulty; Feeding tube; Neonatal care; Nonnutritive sucking; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; SUCKING; TERM BIRTH; TIME;

APGAR SCORE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVENTION STUDIES; SUCKING BEHAVIOR; TERM BIRTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84867895304     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2012.01.006     Document Type: Article

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