No long-term effect of oral stimulation on the intra-oral vacuum in healthy premature infants

Diana Skaaning; Hanne Kronborg; Anne Brødsgaard; Rasmus Solmer; Ole Pryds; Emma Malchau Carlsen

doi:10.1111/apa.15289

No long-term effect of oral stimulation on the intra-oral vacuum in healthy premature infants

Diana Skaaning^*, Hanne Kronborg, Anne Brødsgaard, Rasmus Solmer, Ole Pryds, Emma Malchau Carlsen

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Aim: Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for the first 6 months of life, but the breastfeeding rate in premature infants is low. We examined the effect of oral stimulation on infant's strength of suction and the relation between this intra-oral vacuum and breastfeeding duration. Method: Between 2016 and 2018, 211 infants in a Danish neonatal unit were randomised 1:1 and of these 108 to oral stimulation intervention and 103 to control. Suction was measured as peak vacuum at enrolment and a corrected age of 6 weeks. Breastfeeding duration was registered. Results: Vacuum increased from enrolment to a corrected age of 6 weeks in all infants, and no effect of oral stimulation intervention was demonstrated P =.08. Infants born ≤32 gestational weeks had lower vacuum compared with infants born after, 350 vs 398 mbar P

Original language	English
Journal	Acta Paediatrica
Volume	109
Issue number	10
Pages (from-to)	2025-2032
ISSN	0803-5253
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.15289
Publication status	Published - 2020

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Exclusive breastfeeding
Intra-oral vacuum
Oral stimulation
Premature infants
Strength of suction

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No long-term effect of oral stimulation on the intra-oral vacuum in healthy premature infants

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