Reliability of an instrument to assess the readiness of preterm infants for oral feeding

The transition from gastric to oral feeding of preterm infants is one of the greatest concerns of health professionals and therefore needs an objective criterion to support the beginning of this process. To test the reliability of an instrument that assesses the readiness of preterm infants for the...

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Published in:Pró-fono : revista de atualização científica 2007-04, Vol.19 (2), p.143-150
Main Authors: Fujinaga, Cristina Ide, Zamberlan, Nelma Ellen, Rodarte, Milena Domingos de Oliveira, Scochi, Carmen Gracinda Silvan
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Breast Feeding
Clinical Protocols
Feeding Behavior - physiology
Female
Gestational Age
Humans
Infant
Infant Behavior - physiology
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature - physiology
Male
Reproducibility of Results
Sex Distribution
Sucking Behavior - physiology
Tongue - physiology
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Summary:The transition from gastric to oral feeding of preterm infants is one of the greatest concerns of health professionals and therefore needs an objective criterion to support the beginning of this process. To test the reliability of an instrument that assesses the readiness of preterm infants for the transition from gastric to oral feeding. The instrument is composed by the following items: corrected gestational age; behavioral state; global posture and tonus; lips and tongue posture; rooting, suck, bite and gag reflexes; tongue and jaw movements; tongue cupping; sucking strain; sucking and pause; maintenance sucking/pause; maintenance alert state and stress signs. The study was conducted at the Intermediate Care Unit of the Hospital de Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto-University of São Paulo. The research sample consisted of 30 preterm infants who attended the following inclusion criteria: corrected gestational age
ISSN:0104-5687
1809-399X
DOI:10.1590/s0104-56872007000200002