The Impact of Infant and Maternal Factors on Oral Feeding Performance in Premature Infants

Conclusions: Results suggest that oral feeding performance is influenced not only by infant's medical severity denoted by need for ventilator assistance, but also by presence of maternal anxiety, stress, and/or depression.PMID:34519261 | DOI:10.1080/01942638.2021.1975863

Source: Physical Therapy - September 14, 2021 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Hailey Muir Miriam Kidanemariam Sandra Fucile Source Type: research