General tips for professionals who are working with infants who are learning to eat, with both breast or bottle feedings covered.

This category can only be viewed by members. To view this category, sign up by purchasing SOFFI® Community Membership (1-Year) or Basic Membership.

Newest support for the use of the NeoEAT…. an emerging neonatal feeding assessment

Pados, B. F., et al. (2020). “Neonatal Eating Assessment Tool-Mixed Breastfeeding and Bottle-feeding: Reference values and factors associated with problematic feeding symptoms in healthy, full-term infants.” J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. BACKGROUND: The Neonatal Eating Assessment Tool-Mixed Breastfeeding and Bottle-feeding (NeoEAT-Mixed Feeding) is a parent-report assessment of symptoms of problematic feeding in infants who are…

To access this post, you must purchase SOFFI® Community Membership (1-Year) or Basic Membership.

No new citations for this week…. maybe everyone is on vacay?

Hello everyone! I checked and no new citations for this week.  Is everyone on vacation?  I can’t believe we are in August already!  People are talking about going back to school (or virtual school), and people seem resigned that the world’s “lockdown” will continue for the foreseeable future.  I hope you are all staying safe…

To access this post, you must purchase SOFFI® Community Membership (1-Year) or Basic Membership.

Favorite Citation for this week….

Hill, R. R. and B. F. Pados (2020). “Symptoms of problematic feeding in infants under 1 year of age undergoing frenotomy: A review article.” Acta Paediatr. AIM: The aims of this systematic review were to first identify and summarize original research that compared symptoms of problematic feeding in infants with tongue tie before and after…

To access this post, you must purchase SOFFI® Community Membership (1-Year) or Basic Membership.

Great new read…

Two great articles this week – so difficult to choose. But here is my favorite this last week. Enjoy!! Mayerl, C. J., et al. (2020). “Swallow Safety is Determined by Bolus Volume During Infant Feeding in an Animal Model.” Dysphagia. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00455-020-10118-x Feeding difficulties are especially prevalent in preterm infants, although the mechanisms driving these difficulties…

To access this post, you must purchase SOFFI® Community Membership (1-Year) or Basic Membership.