ArticleEarly human development2024
Relationships between preterm medical factors and feeding behaviors at term-equivalent age.
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- We're going bananas! The effectiveness and safety of banana puree as an intervention for improving oral feeding in a level IV NICU.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- How Do Infants Eat at Home? A Preliminary Study of Complementary Feeding Skills in the Naturalistic Environment.American journal of speech-language pathology · 2026Observational
- Enhancing the assessment of deglutition function in preterm infants with mechano-acoustic analysis and machine learning: a narrative review.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groups · 2026Article
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aimTo identify relationships between early medical factors and preterm infant feeding behaviors at term-equivalent age.
methodsForty-three very preterm infants born ≤32 weeks gestation had standardized feeding assessments using the Neonatal Eating Outcome Assessment at term-equivalent age (36-42 weeks postmenstrual age). Medical factors were collected and analyses were run to determine if associations between different medical factors and feeding performance exist.
resultsLower Neonatal Eating Outcome Assessment scores at term-equivalent age were associated with lower estimated gestational age (p < .01), lower birthweight (p < .01), older postmenstrual age at discharge (p < .01), longer length of stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (p < .01), chronic lung disease (p = .03), as well as more days on total parenteral nutrition (p = .03), endotracheal intubation (p < .01), and noninvasive mechanical ventilation (p < .01).
conclusionMore feeding problems are observed in infants born earlier, with longer hospital stays, and with complex medical courses. Knowledge of the association between these medical factors and feeding difficulties allows for identification of infants who may benefit from early, targeted interventions to optimize the feeding process.
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