Posts by Milk Drops

Rachel Selman, Aleksandra PopkowskaPMID: 39164101 DOI: 10.1891/NN-2024-0004 Abstract Neonatal clinicians utilize prefeeding interventions with premature infants to promote a natural process of oral-sensory development, hoping to prepare the infant for future oral feeding. Prefeeding interventions require a holistic approach, ensuring infants are actively involved in learning. Therapists can achieve this by prioritizing the development of…

Séassau, Alexia, et al.(Basel), vol. 10, no. 6, 2 June 2023, pp. 999–999, https://doi.org/10.3390/children10060999 Abstract Prematurity is becoming a real public health issue as more and more children are being born prematurely, alongside a higher prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders. Early intervention programs in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) correspond to these uni- or multi-sensorial solicitations…

O’Rourke, B., Fuller, K., Parker, L., Moore, T. (2022).December 2022Journal of Neonatal NursingDOI:10.1016/j.jnn.2022.11.014 Abstract The objective of this clinical practice change was to provide positive oral experiences to premature infants by offering droplets of human milk or formula orally during gavage feedings, subsequently referred to as the Milk Drop Intervention. Method: This pre- and post-implementation…

Shubert, T. R., et al. First published: 04 January 2016 | https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.12748 Abstract Background Pacifier use is widely prevalent globally despite hygienic concerns and uncertain mechanistic effects on swallowing or airway safety. Aims: The effects of pacifier and taste interventions on pharyngo-esophageal motility, bolus transit, and respiratory rhythms were investigated by determining the upper esophageal…

Pickler, R. H., McGrath, J. M., Reyna, B. A., McCain, N., Lewis, M., Cone, S., Wetzel, P., Best, A. (2010). A model of neurodevelopmental risk and protection for preterm infants. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3494740/ Abstract The purpose of this article is to introduce a model of neurodevelopmental risk and protection that may explain some of the relationships among…

Peter M. Bingham, MDVolume 24, Issue 6 | https://doi.org/10.1177/0883073808329530 Abstract The developmental trajectory of feeding features increasingly rhythmic ingestive behavior patterns. Sucking and swallowing by the fetus and infant, including fetal consumption of amniotic fluid, depend upon brainstem central pattern generators whose activity is increasingly influenced by chemosensory and oral-tactile input. This neurobiological fact underlies…