Journal article
Oromotor Feeding in Children Born Before 30 Weeks' Gestation and Term-Born Peers at 12 Months' Corrected Age
K Sanchez, AJ Spittle, JM Slattery, AT Morgan
Journal of Pediatrics | MOSBY-ELSEVIER | Published : 2016
Abstract
Objectives To evaluate oromotor feeding at 12 months' corrected age in children born before 30 weeks' gestational age compared with term-born peers by the use of observational assessment and to examine predictors of oromotor feeding difficulties in children born before 30 weeks. Study Design Oromotor feeding was assessed at 12 months' corrected age with the Schedule for Oral Motor Assessment in 90 children born before 30 weeks and 137 term-born children. Feeding outcomes were compared between groups. Sex, gestational age at birth, birth weight, social risk, history of tube feeding, surgery, and respiratory support were analyzed as potential risk factors. Results At 12 months' corrected age, ..
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Grants
Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
Funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (AM career development grant 607315; Centre for Research Excellence in Child Language grant 1023493; AS Career Development Fellowship 11098714; Centre for Research Excellence in Newborn Medicine grant 1060733; KS Centre for Research Excellence in Newborn Medicine grant 1060733), an Australian Postgraduate Award (to K.S.), and from Speech Pathology Australia's Nadia Verrall Memorial Research Grant (to K.S.). Murdoch Childrens Research Institute research is supported by the Victorian government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. The authors declare no conflict of interest.