Department of Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation Counseling, Sargent College, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Am J Occup Ther. 2010 Nov-Dec;64(6):886-94. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2010.09031.
We examined the effects of cheek and jaw support on the feeding ability of inefficient feeders born prematurely.
Twenty preterm infants served as their own controls. Each infant received either intervention (feeding with oral support) or control (feeding without oral support) for 2 consecutive feedings per day on 2 consecutive days.
Infants displayed a greater intake rate during the intervention feedings, both during the first 5 min (p = .046) and throughout the entire feeding (p = .023). The percentage of leakage during the first 5-min feeding was smaller in the intervention condition than in the control condition (p = .040). No significant differences were found between the two conditions in the sucking, physiological, and alertness variables.
Findings confirm oral support as a safe and effective strategy to improve the feeding performance of preterm infants who are poor feeders.
研究面颊和下颌支撑对早产儿喂养能力不足者的喂养效果。
20 名早产儿作为自身对照，每天连续 2 天，每 2 次喂养中，实验组（经口辅助喂养）和对照组（不经口辅助喂养）各进行 1 次。
实验组在干预喂养期间的摄入量更高，在最初的 5 分钟内（p=0.046）和整个喂养期间（p=0.023）都如此。在干预条件下，前 5 分钟的漏液百分比小于对照组（p=0.040）。两组的吸吮、生理和警觉变量均无显著差异。
研究结果证实，口腔支持是一种安全有效的策略，可改善喂养能力差的早产儿的喂养表现。
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