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Bottle Feeding Research Paper

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Howe, T. H., Sheu, C. F., & Holzman, I. R. (2007). Bottle-feeding behaviors in preterm infants with and without bronchopulmonary dysplasia. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 61(4), 378-383.

Background Information
An essential component of nutritive feeding is the suck, swallow, breathe coordination. When this coordination is compromised, an infant may not receive appropriate nutrition and therefore, will not have optimal growth. There are three different categories of the nutritive suck, which are referred to as immature, transitional, and mature. When an infant demonstrates 3-5 sucks per burst, their sucking pattern is considered immature. If an infant demonstrates 6-10 sucks per burst, they are considered to have a transitional …show more content…

This is a valid concern, as 63% of children born with a cleft lip or palate have feeding problems. The feeding difficulties that these children experience often results in reduced growth and development, differences in mother-child bonding, burden to the family, reduced emotional well-being of family members, and aspiration. We know that infants with cleft lip and/or palate have feeding difficulties but there is a lack of available research about the nature of the feeding in infants with nonsyndromic unrepaired cleft lip and or …show more content…

In the midst of the children with feeding difficulties are those with autism spectrum disorders. There has been little research done describing the specific feeding issues associated with autism spectrum disorders. Of the studies that actually do examine this area, there are several limiting factors such as small sample size, lack of comparison groups, inadequate information of foods available at home, and lack of knowledge of co-morbid medical factors that may affect eating.

Purpose/Hypothesis
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to confirm and build on previous findings by addressing the following questions: (1) Do children the eating habits of children with autism differ from typically developing children? (2) If so, what are the kinds of food that children with autism usually eat or refuse to eat? And (3) is there a smaller range of foods available in the families of children with autism than in the families of children without autism? The authors of the study hypothesized that previous findings were correct in that the parents of children with autism identify feeding difficulties in their children more than those of children without

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