Psychometric properties of the SMART tool for infant oral feeding skill assessment
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-21296-9
Abstract: Premature and medically complex infants are at risk of feeding problems, specifically the delay in the development of independent oral feedings, which leads to prolonged hospital stays, higher costs, malnutrition, developmental delays, and family stress.… read more here.
Keywords: infant oral; tool; feeding skill; smart tool ... See more keywords
A Scoping Review of Oral Feeding Skill Development in Typically Developing Children Part II: Exploring Variability in Oral Feeding Skill Descriptions.
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DOI: 10.1044/2025_ajslp-25-00066
Abstract: PURPOSE This scoping review is the second in a two-part series that aims to synthesize the literature on oral feeding skills development and to create a classification system of observable skills. Building on the findings… read more here.
Keywords: skill; feeding; feeding skill; part ... See more keywords
Epigenetics Embedding of Oral Feeding Skill Development in Preterm Infants
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DOI: 10.1097/anc.0000000000001216
Abstract: Background: Preterm infants face challenges to feed orally, which may lead to failure to thrive. Oral feeding skill development requires intact neurobehaviors. Early life stress results in DNA methylation of NR3C1 and HSD11B2, which may… read more here.
Keywords: oral feeding; skill development; feeding skill;