title: Effects of nonnutritive sucking on behavioral organization and feeding performance in preterm infants.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of nonnutritive sucking (NNS) on behavioral organization and feeding performance in preterm infants. Thirteen preterm infants were observed at four bottle-feedings, two of which involved treatment with prefeeding NNS. NNS had a positive effect on oxygen saturation and behavior state, as well as on the initiation and duration of the first nutritive suck burst.
authors.affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Pickler
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Frankel
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D001903:Bottle Feeding; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018730:Infant Behavior; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D013391:Sucking Behavior
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen