Effects of an Oral Stimulation Program on Feeding Outcomes in Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Elena Muñoz-Gómez Marta Inglés Sara Mollà-Casanova Nuria Sempere-Rubio Pilar Serra-Añó Marta Aguilar-Rodríguez

Published in: Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics (2023)

Based on fair-to-high quality evidence, unimodal sensorimotor stimulation protocols combined with NNS reduce time transition to FOF, improve feeding efficacy, and shorten the length of hospital stay; yet the proposed intervention yielded no significant effects on body weight gain when compared to usual care in PIs.

Keyphrases

weight gain
preterm infants
body mass index
birth weight
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randomized controlled trial
palliative care
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functional connectivity
acute care
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physical activity
affordable care act
skeletal muscle
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