The power of pretend: Caregiver perspectives on sham feeding for infants with long-gap esophageal atresia
While clinical benefits remain unproven, sham feeding appears to offer meaningful psychosocial benefits for caregivers of infants with LGEA. These findings support ongoing use and evaluation of sham feeding.
Authors
- Sela Grays (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6982-373X)
- Amanpreet Brar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1716-9286)
- Marianne Vidler
- Frances Scheepers
- Shahrzad Joharifard
Institutions
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- BC Children's Hospital (CA)
- B.C. Women's Hospital & Health Centre (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pediatric Surgery
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.162997
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00