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Hi, I'm Krisi Brackett, MS SLP/CCC this blog is dedicated to current information on pediatric feeding and swallowing issues. Email me at feedingnewsletter@gmail.com with questions.

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A Survey of Clinician Decision Making When Identifying Swallowing Impairments and Determining Treatment

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A Survey of Clinician Decision Making When Identifying Swallowing Impairments and Determining Treatment Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are the primary health care providers who manage dysphagia. A report from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) indicates that the caseload of SLPs working in health care settings primarily involves management of swallowing disorders Keep Reading >>


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Prevalence of Feeding Difficulties Across NC Poster

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Way to go UNC Pediatric Feeding Team for presenting a poster on the increase in team visits since 2015 at NASPHGAN ! The poster highlighted the need for easier access to feeding teams . Keep Reading >>


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Study explores infant body position and learning

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Study explores infant body position and learning A developmental psychologist at the University of California, Riverside, has completed a study that is the first to measure how often infants spend time in different body positions over the first year of life. Read more here:  Keep Reading >>


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Response to Preemie Nipple Use with Older Infants?

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Response to Preemie Nipple Use with Older Infants? The unintended consequences of the extended use of preemie flow rate bottle nipples to support breastfeeding Catherine S. Shaker, MS/CCC-SLP, BCS-S, C/NDT Neonatal/Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist Board Certified Specialist – Swallowing and Swallowing Keep Reading >>


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On the Research Front

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Duncan DR, Mitchell PD, Larson K, Rosen RL. Presenting Signs and Symptoms do not Predict Aspiration Risk in Children. J Pediatr. 2018 Jun 27. pii: S0022-3476(18)30743-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.05.030. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29960768 To determine if any presenting symptoms are associated with aspiration risk, and to evaluate the reliability of clinical feeding evaluation (CFE) in Keep Reading >>


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Your Kids Don’t Need Training Wheels for Peanuts

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Your Kids Don’t Need Training Wheels for Peanuts By KAVIN SENAPATHY, Slate Products that promise to safely introduce children to certain foods are a waste of money. Here’s what you really need to know about allergens. The first time you give your baby peanut butter can be a stressful experience: What if they have a life-threatening food allergy that you never even knew about? How should you, Keep Reading >>


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Packaged Baby Foods in the News

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Many packaged baby foods exceed limits of these ingredients Parents might think that they’re making healthy choices for their children by feeding them food specially made for infants and toddlers, but a new study in “Pediatrics” finds that these products often contain too much sugar or sodium. Read more here https://www.today.com/parents/packaged-food-babies-toddlers-loaded-sugar-salt-t14121 Keep Reading >>


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Feeding Flock News

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Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Neonatal Eating Assessment Tool–Breastfeeding The purpose of this study was to identify the factor structure of the Neonatal Eating Assessment Tool–Breastfeeding (NeoEAT–Breastfeeding) and to assess its psychometric properties, including internal consistency reliability, test–retest reliability, and construct validity as measured by concurrent Keep Reading >>

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