Supporting Sucking Skills in Breastfeeding Infants

by Genna, Catherine Watson

• ISBN13: 9780763740375
• ISBN10: 0763740373
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-07-27
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Summary

This text presents the research and clinical strategies for supporting and improving infant sucking skills in healthy infants and those with anatomical variations, developmental respiratory issues, prematurity, and mild neurological deficits. Each chapter includes clinical photos so the reader can thoroughly visualize and understand the material.

Table of Contents

Normal sucking and swallowing	p. 1
Breastfeeding and perinatal neuroscience	p. 43
Impact of birth practices on infant suck	p. 57
How infants learn to feed : a neurobehavioral model	p. 79
The infant-maternal breastfeeding conversation : helping when they lose the thread	p. 97
The goldilocks problem : milk flow that is not too fast, not too slow, but just right, or why milk flow matters and what to do about it	p. 131
Breastfeeding preterm infants	p. 153
The influence of anatomical and structural issues on sucking skills	p. 181
Minimally invasive treatment for posterior tongue-tie (the hidden tongue-tie)	p. 227
Sensory integration and breastfeeding	p. 235
Neurological issues and breastfeeding	p. 253
Therapeutic positioning for breastfeeding	p. 305
Counseling mothers of infants with feeding difficulties	p. 327
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