Infant feeding and cardiorespiratory maturation.
134 preterm infants were investigated in their ability to coordinate sucking and breathing. Of those infants who did not coordinate, 79% showed immature cardiorespiratory control whereas of those who suck and breathe simultaneously only 12% had poor cardiorespiratory control. This finding suggests that in infants with poor coordination of sucking and breathing an investigation of cardiorespiratory control might be indicated.
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Department of Paediatrics, Universitair Ziekenhuis Gasthuisberg, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
Devlieger
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Minami
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Eggermont
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Casaer
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D001049:Apnea / Q000517:prevention & control; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000517:prevention & control; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000254:growth & development*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000517:prevention & control; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000254:growth & development*; D013391:Sucking Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000517:prevention & control