TY - JOUR
T1 - Alertness and feeding competence in extremely early born preterm infants
AU - McGrath, Jacqueline M.
AU - Medoff-Cooper, Barbara
PY - 2002/9
Y1 - 2002/9
N2 - Survival rates have improved dramatically among premature infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit. Yet, nutrition and feeding remains a challenge. As the infant grows and enteral feeding are contemplated, one still has to question what facts impact feeding readiness or competence. A study was undertaken to examine the relationship between the maturation of alertness and the acquisition of nutritive sucking competence during the transition to all oral nipple feedings in the neonatal intensive care unit.
AB - Survival rates have improved dramatically among premature infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit. Yet, nutrition and feeding remains a challenge. As the infant grows and enteral feeding are contemplated, one still has to question what facts impact feeding readiness or competence. A study was undertaken to examine the relationship between the maturation of alertness and the acquisition of nutritive sucking competence during the transition to all oral nipple feedings in the neonatal intensive care unit.
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U2 - 10.1053/nbin.2002.35127
DO - 10.1053/nbin.2002.35127
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036751089
VL - 2
SP - 174
EP - 186
JO - Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
JF - Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
SN - 1527-3369
IS - 3
ER -