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ArticleThe South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings2024

A swallowing and breastfeeding intervention programme for small and sick neonates embedded in kangaroo mother care.

Alta Kritzinger, Elise Van Rooyen, Anne-Marie Bergh

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Article in The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. A qualitative inquiry of speech-language therapists' views about breastfeeding management.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2025
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3 authors.

Alta KritzingerDepartment of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pretoria, Pretoria. alta.kritzinger@up.ac.za.
Elise Van Rooyen
Anne-Marie Bergh

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Available evidence of oral sensorimotor interventions for small neonates is not strong. Evidence of interventions for sick term neonates is largely lacking. Studies are limited by risk of bias and inconsistency. Evidence of interventions relying on a single stimulation technique only appears to be low to very low. Ongoing research is required.Contribution: We describe a five-component neonatal swallowing and breastfeeding intervention programme embedded in the practice of kangaroo mother care (KMC). Drawing on oropharyngeal physiology, neonatology, neurodevelopmental care, breastfeeding- and KMC science, the programme is the product of collaboration between a speech-language therapist and a medical doctor, and their team. Its implementation is dependent on coaching mothers and the neonatal care team. Researchers are invited to determine outcomes of the programme.

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Breast FeedingKangaroo-Mother Care MethodDeglutitionDeglutition DisordersFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornSpeech-Language Pathologykangaroo mother careneonatal careoral feeding difficultiesoral sensorimotor interventionpractice guidelinespreterm low-birthweight neonatessmall and sick neonatesspeech-language therapyswallowing and breastfeeding intervention programme

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PMID39221745
PMCPMC11369662

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