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Neonatal feeding performance is related to feeding outcomes in childhood

Authors :
Jenny Kwon
Roberta Pineda
Polly Kellner
Michael Wallendorf
Joan R. Smith
Source :
Early Hum Dev
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2020.

Abstract

AIM: Define relationships of early feeding performance with feeding outcomes in childhood, while assessing the predictive validity of the Neonatal Eating Outcome Assessment. STUDY DESIGN: Ninety-one infants (44 preterm infants born ≤ 32 weeks at term-equivalent age and 47 full-term infants within 4 days of life) had feeding evaluated using the Neonatal Eating Outcome Assessment and the Neonatal Oral Motor Assessment Scale (NOMAS). At 4 years of age, 39 of these infants (22 preterm infants and 17 full-term infants; 43% follow-up rate) had parent-report measures of feeding conducted using the Behavioral Pediatrics Feeding Assessment Scale (BPFAS) and Pediatric Eating Assessment Tool (PediEAT). RESULTS: Lower Neonatal Eating Outcome Assessment scores were related to higher PediEAT scores (p = 0.01; r = −0.44), but were not related to BPFAS scores (p = 0.17; r = −0.23). Relationships were not detected between the NOMAS and BPFAS (p = 0.35; r = 0.17), and relationships between the NOMAS and PediEAT failed to reach significance (p = 0.06; r = 0.34). There was a relationship between the BPFAS and PediEAT scores at 4 years (p < 0.001; r = 0.66). Preterm infants performed poorer than full-term infants on the Neonatal Eating Outcome Assessment (p < 0.001) and NOMAS (p

Details

ISSN :
03783782
Volume :
151
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Early Human Development
Accession number :
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