Effect of an oral stimulation protocol on breastfeeding among preterm infants: a randomised controlled trial
Prefeeding oral stimulation contributed significantly to the achievement of EBF among PT infants at discharge. The present findings may benefit speech-language pathologists, paediatricians/neonatologists and nurses in the intervention of oral feeding among neonates.
Authors
- Lakshmi Venkatesh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1918-6998)
- Radish Kumar Balasubramanium (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6485-4644)
- Prakash Amboiram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1487-836X)
- Gopalakrishnan Jayapradha
- Umamaheswari Balakrishnan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8132-9574)
Institutions
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IN)
- Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (IN)
- Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal
- Published
- 2024-11-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-327494
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.93
Funders
- Sri Ramachandra University