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ArticleThe Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association2025

Feeding Management and Palate Repair Timing in Infants with Cleft Palate with and without Pierre Robin Sequence: A Multisite Study.

Jessica L Williams, Kari M Lien, Richard Kirschner, Gregory Allen, Kathy Chapman, Cleft Outcomes Research NETwork (CORNET) Consortium

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Article in The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Training Mechanisms for Healthcare Providers in Feeding Infants With Cleft Palate.The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · 2026
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  3. Examining the Effect of Bottle Angle on Milk Drip Rate Using the Dr. Brown'sThe Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · 2026
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  5. Lack of Immediate Diagnosis and Appropriate Intervention Leads to Malnutrition in an Infant With Cleft Palate.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jessica L WilliamsPhoenix Children's Center for Cleft and Craniofacial Care a Division of Plastic Surgery, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2882-7275
Kari M LienDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2691-0806
Richard KirschnerDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.
Gregory AllenDepartment of Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7138-2240
Kathy ChapmanDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1236-9185
Cleft Outcomes Research NETwork (CORNET) Consortium
University of Utah · USChildren's Hospital Colorado · USNationwide Children's Hospital · USPhoenix Children's Hospital · US

Funding

CTSA UM1 Program at University of UtahUM1TR004409 · NCATS · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI RACHEL HESS, Jennifer Juhl Majersik · 2023 to 2026
$21.9M
A comparative effectiveness study of speech and surgical treatments using a Cleft Palate Registry/Research Outcomes Network.R01DE027493 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI CHAPMAN, KATHY L · 2018 to 2022
$6.2M
Velopharyngeal insufficiency following cleft palate repair: a comparative effectiveness study of existing surgical procedures and identification of criteria to guide a personalized treatment approachU01DE029750 · NIDCR · PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI SITZMAN, THOMAS JAMES · 2020 to 2024
$4.2M
NCATS NIH HHS UM1 TR004409NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE027493NIDCR NIH HHS U01 DE029750
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ObjectivesCompare the feeding management practices in infants with cleft palate with and without Pierre Robin sequence (PRS) and determine if specific feeding difficulties or interventions predict delayed palate repair.DesignRetrospective cross-sectional study.SettingSeventeen cleft palate teams contributed data.Patients414 infants were included in this study: 268 infants with cleft palate only and 146 infants with cleft palate and PRS.ProceduresData were collected via parent interview and electronic health records.Main Outcome MeasuresOutcomes for the primary objective included categorical data for: history of poor growth, feeding therapy, milk fortification, use of enteral feeding, and feeding difficulties. The outcome for the secondary objective was age in months at primary palate repair.ResultsInfants with PRS had a significantly higher prevalence of feeding difficulties (81% versus 61%) and poor growth (29% versus 15%) compared to infants with cleft palate only. Infants with PRS received all feeding interventions-including feeding therapy, milk fortification, and enteral feeding-at a significantly higher frequency. Infants with PRS underwent primary palate repair at a mean age of 13.55 months (SD = 3.29) which was significantly (

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Cleft PalateFeeding MethodsPierre Robin SyndromeCross-Sectional StudiesEnteral NutritionFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMalecleft palatefeedingPierre Robin sequence

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PMID38490219
PMCPMC11401965
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