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Do Premature Babies Who Are Fed Thickened Liquids, Versus Those Fed Standard Feeds, Transition More Quickly To Full Oral Feeds? A Review Of Current Research And Evidence Based Practice, Donna J. Bisbee
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Do Premature Babies who are fed Thickened Liquids, versus those fed standard feeds, transition more quickly to full oral feeds?
A Review of Current Research and Evidence Based Practice
Donna J. Bisbee, MA CCC-SLP, Speech Language Pathologist, MMC,
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine October, 2017
Background/literature : Babies born prematurely (prior to 37 weeks gestational age) experience a greater percentage of medical complications than full term babies. Chronic lung disease and gastro-esophageal reflux are particularly prevalent in this population and can contribute to delays and difficulties in learning to orally feed. Inability to efficiently and safely feed orally frequently contributes to …