Danner S C
NAACOGS Clin Issu Perinat Womens Health Nurs. 1992;3(4):634-9.
Infants with cleft defects should be assisted to feed at the breast whenever a mother chooses this as the method of feeding. This is an ideal choice for such infants because it encourages normal, physiologic muscular involvement of the mouth and face, it benefits speech development, and it provides protection against upper respiratory infections, particularly otitis media. Successful breastfeeding helps normalize the infant to the family. Unfortunately, the attitude that infants with cleft defects cannot be breastfed often has been the first and most consistent response that the parents and families receive from their health care providers. Health care professionals must provide interventions to facilitate breastfeeding and thus normalize and empower these infants. The first days of life are extremely important for imprinting and learning what position works best.
只要母亲选择母乳喂养，唇腭裂婴儿就应得到帮助以进行亲喂。这对这类婴儿来说是个理想选择，因为它能促进口腔和面部正常的生理性肌肉活动，有利于语言发育，还能预防上呼吸道感染，尤其是中耳炎。成功的母乳喂养有助于婴儿融入家庭。不幸的是，父母及其家人从医护人员那里得到的最初且最为一致的回应往往是认为唇腭裂婴儿不能进行母乳喂养。医护专业人员必须提供干预措施以促进母乳喂养，从而使这些婴儿恢复正常并增强其能力。生命的最初几天对于铭记和了解哪种姿势最有效极为重要。
