The aim of this study was to examine the contribution of a broad range of maternal feeding practices in predicting parental reports of food avoidance eating behaviours in young children, after controlling for child temperament, and maternal dietary restraint which have previously been associated with feeding problems. One hundred and eight mothers of children aged between 2-6 years completed se...

Background: Children With Persistent Feeding Difficulties as a child's reluctance to consume, refuse, and choose the food served.Purpose: To identify related persistent feeding difficulties in preschool-aged childrenMethod: An analytic observational with cross sectional approach, sampling technique used is total sample of 40 respondents. Data collection using questionnaire statistical analysis ...

Learning difficulties in reading and arithmetic are among the most commonly noted in school-age learners, with around 5% seriously affected in each skill. Reading appears to involve a brain network that has little overlap with that for basic number processing, and the candidate genes for reading disability seem to be quite different from those for dyscalculia. Nevertheless, there is evidence th...

Meeting the caloric needs of the baby in surgically repaired proximal intestinal atresias is a challenge. Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is not readily available everywhere, especially in the resource crunched set-ups, besides sepsis being a prohibitive accompaniment of TPN. Technical difficulties of performing feeding jejunostomy in a small baby, along with added complications of a second su...

background: prelacteal feeding is an underestimated problem in a developing country like india, where infant mortality rate is quite high. the present study tried to find out the factors determining prelacteal feeding in rural areas of north india. methods: a crosssectional study was conducted among recently delivered women of rural uttar pradesh, india. multistage random sampling was used for ...

Oral feeding difficulties are common in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The effect of oral-motor dysfunction on feeding problems has been proved in several studies. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of oral sensorimotor stimulations on feeding performance in children with spastic cerebral palsy. A total of 12 children with spastic cerebral palsy underwent 24 session...

INTRODUCTION The prevalence of swallowing disorders widely varies depending on age and comorbidity. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of dysphagia and feeding disorders in elderly people living in nursing homes from the province of Seville and assess the effectiveness of dietary counselling. METHODS We carried out a cross-sectional descriptive study on a population of 3921 residents di...

Feeding difficulties are common in children with diplegic cerebral palsy (CP). Swallowing difficulties, extended feeding times, poor postural control, frequent chocking/coughing, trouble drinking, and vomiting the most challenges. The dysfunctional daily eating activities among these population result reduced quality of life, limited functional performance, they become dependent oral health car...

While aspiration and feeding difficulties are well known challenges in the intensive care unit, their pathophysiology has been poorly understood. New information suggests that the critically ill are subject to profound alterations in motor and sensory function of the oesophagus, lower oesophageal sphincter, stomach, and duodenum which go some way to explaining their propensity to reflux and gas...

BACKGROUND Women with a history of sexual assault are at increased risk for sleep difficulties and depression in their first year of motherhood. Breastfeeding improves sleep parameters and lowers risk of depression for women in general. However, it is unknown whether breastfeeding is related to maternal depression, sleep quality, and maternal well-being in sexual assault survivors. We examined ...