The objective of this study was to determine the effects social housing, provision physical enrichment, and interaction between two on calf growth, behaviour fearfulness. Forty-eight calves were randomly allocated either individual (IP, sixteen calves) or pair (PP, thirty-two pens from 2 days 8 weeks age. Half in each housing treatment provided with enrichment items (stationary brushes, plastic...

This study compared the caries index (dmft), presence of sucking habits and facial alterations in children attended by the preventive program for infants and children assisted by spontaneous demand, at the same age, at the public sector of Maringá, PR. A total of 100 children were evaluated (1-6 years), who were divided into 2 groups: GI - children attended by the infant program with educationa...

An experimental protocol model for frenulum evaluation was first designed, and administered to ten infants in 2010. After obtaining the data and statistical analysis, the protocol was re-designed and administered to 100 infants. The aim of this study is to present an efficient and effective lingual frenulum protocol with scores for infants. From the experimental protocol model, a new protocol w...

This study aims to identify and analyze, through literature, speech therapy care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for congenital heart disease newborns. The source data is from Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences (LILACS), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval Sistem Online (MEDLINE), SciELO and the search engine of the National Library of Medicine in the databases PubMed...

OBJECTIVE To describe the main non-pharmacological interventions for pain relief in newborns available in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. METHOD An exploratory search of the MedLine, Lilacs and Scielo online databases was conducted to retrieve references of studies published from 2004 to 2013. RESULTS Several non-pharmacological interventions were shown to be effective, to represent low risk ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of additional oromotor stimulation along with routine care on transition from gavage to full oral feeding in preterm neonates. METHODS 51 neonates (28-34 weeks) randomized to receive either oromotor stimulation along with routine care (n=25, intervention), or routine care alone (n=26, control) (which included Kangaroo mother care and non-nutritive sucking). RE...

Bingham, P., Ashikaga, T. & Abbasi, S. (2010). Prospective study of non-nutritive sucking and feeding skills in premature infants. Archives of Disease in Childhood, Fetal Neonatal Edition, 95(3): F 194-200. Kirk, A., Alder, S. & King, J. (2007). Cue-based oral feeding clinical pathway results in earlier attainment of full oral feeding in premature infants. Journal of Perinatology, 27: 572-578. ...

AIMS To examine the relation between colic and feeding difficulties and their impact on parental functioning for a primarily clinic referred sample. METHODS Forty three infants (and their mothers) were enrolled between 6 and 8 weeks of age. Infants were divided into two groups, colic (n = 19) and comparison (n = 24), based on a modified Wessel rule of three criteria for colic. Families were a...

Background. With increasing sophistication and technology, survival rates hugely improved among preterm infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. Nutrition and feeding remain a challenge and preterm infants are at high risk of encountering oral feeding difficulties. Objective. To determine what facts may impact on oral feeding readiness and competence and which kind of interventions...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: Suck development is a challenging hurdle for preterm infants who endure an extensive oxygen history due to respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). The fine structure of the non-nutritive suck (NNS) was studied in preterm infants according to RDS severity. DESIGN AND METHODS: Recordings of NNS were completed cribside in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in 55 preterm infa...