Transition Time to Full Oral Feeding Skill and Its Determinants in Very Preterm Infants: A Single Center Experience

ER İ., GÜNLEMEZ A.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC RESEARCH, vol.8, no.2, pp.216-224, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/jpr.galenos.2021.69379
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.216-224
  • Keywords: Very preterm infants, full oral feeding, affecting factors, STIMULATION, READINESS, STATE
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim Transition from tube to full oral feeding (FOF) represents an important milestone for very preterm infants, and can be affected by various factors. This study aimed to evaluate transition time to FOF in very preterm infants and to identify the factors affecting this ability.