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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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
Swallowing: Wertz A, Ha JF, Driver LE, Zopf DA. Pediatric laryngeal cleft repair and dysphagia.Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Jan;104:216-219. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.11.017. Epub 2017 Nov 23. PMID: 29287871 Dysphagia improves in most patients after laryngeal cleft repair. The range in time to a normal diet was wide. This may facilitate improved preoperative counseling and Keep Reading >>
by William T. Basco, Jr., MD, MS, medscape Breastfeeding or Breast Milk? Does breastfeeding protect against atopic illness in offspring? Many previous studies did not differentiate between infants who were nursed directly at the breast versus those who were fed expressed breast milk by bottle.[1] Some preliminary data suggested differences in the potential protective benefits of breastmilk Keep Reading >>
Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH — December 2017 In the latest of their numerous innovative studies of the symptoms and experiences of NICU babies with trouble swallowing (dysphagia), physicians and researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University College of Medicine have identified and refined which symptoms suggest treatment-worthy gastroesophageal Keep Reading >>