You are the Protector.
It is time to be purposeful and intentional.
Positive feeding experiences begin while in your care.
As the protector of the brain, you can –
- Reduce Inconsistency
- Improve Feeding Outcomes
- Increase Parent Satisfaction
- Improve Staff Relationships
- Decrease Costs
- According to recent research, 40 to 70% of preterm infants have a feeding problem at some point during childhood.
- Greater than 40% of patients followed in feeding disorder clinics are former premature infants.
- Greater than a 4 day stay in the NICU have a greater chance of a feeding problem at 1-2 years of life.
Zimmerman 2018
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