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  • Sucking and swallowing disorders

    Sucking and swallowing disorders

    Ingestion disorders and dysphagia during the neonatal period can be regarded as 1. Sucking and swallowing disorders. Patients need to be assessed with the following perspectives: 1) Nutrition intake and growth, 2) Development of sucking and swallowing functions, and 3) Underlying disorders.Ingestion disorders and dysphagia are frequently observed in neonates with congenital disorders. If underlying disorders are treatable, the medical intervention would be prior to them. Because babies are undergoing...

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  • Summary and treatment for sucking and swallowing disorder

    Summary and treatment for each disorder

    1) Sucking and swallowing for low birth weight and preterm babies: Summary of symptoms Low sucking pressure and unstable sucking and swallowing Intermittent sucking High risk of aspiration because of immature coordination between swallowing and breathing movements. Ways of treatment: Because the coordination of sucking, swallowing and breathing movements would be matured around 35 weeks of gestational age, it is important to nurse the babies carefully. Practice the babies to...

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