ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Effectiveness of Oral Sensory-Motor Stimulation in Premature Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Systematic Review.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Randomized trial evaluating sensorimotor stimulation and functional feeding in high-risk newborns: study protocol.Pediatric research · 2026Trial
- Effect of Structured Oromotor Stimulation by Mothers of Preterm Neonates (≤ 32 Weeks) on Time to Reach Full Katori Spoon Feeds - A Randomized Controlled Trial.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of physiological flexion swaddling and oromotor interventions in improving preterm infants' oral feeding ability in the NICU: a randomized controlled trial.Jornal de pediatriaTrial
- Feeding Therapy and its Relationship to Timing of Independent Oral Feeding for Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and preliminary application of the premature infant oral motor intervention in Chinese neonatal nursing practice: a pilot randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Effect of Vojta technique on improvement in respiratory function and neuromuscular impairment in infants with preterm: a systematic review protocol.Systematic reviews · 2025Article
- [Effects of respiratory training combined with swallowing function training on infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia at a corrected gestational age of 6 months: a prospective study].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2025Article
- Impact of Kinesio Taping on Oral Feeding and Swallowing Functions: Acoustic Analysis of Swallowing Sounds in Late Preterm Infants-A Randomized Clinical Trial.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The effectiveness of oral motor interventions on the weight gain, independent oral feeding, and length of hospital stay in hospitalized preterm infants: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Health science reports · 2024Article
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- Editorial: Feeding difficulties in newborn infants and new approaches in practice.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of Oral-Motor Stimulation on Oral Feeding in Premature Infants: A Protocol for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Randomized Trials.Iranian journal of child neurology · 2024Article
- Cue-based feeding in the NICU-a pathway to earlier oral feeding of preterm infants.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
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- Improving feeding skills and transition to breastfeeding in early preterm infants: a randomized controlled trial of oromotor intervention.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to identify and to assess the best evidence currently available on the effectiveness of oral sensory-motor stimulation in preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. We performed a systematic review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews (PRISMA) statements. The search was conducted using the Pubmed, Web of Science (WOS), PEDro and Scopus databases. Clinical trials were reviewed and PEDro rating scale was used to assess the methodological quality of these studies. Results: 1267 studies were found and 11 were relevant and included in this review. Improvements were obtained in achieving independent feeding, maturation of the sucking pattern, transition to full feeding, motor function and length of hospital stay in most studies. Conclusions: there is evidence to support the benefits of the use of oral sensorimotor stimulation to achieve independent oral feeding in preterm infants, thereby reducing their stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
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