Feeding & swallowing issues in premature infants /

Premature infants often present with feeding, swallowing, and respiratory problems due to immaturity of their body systems, including gastrointestinal and respiratory systems. Current medical advancements have lowered the gestational age for survival and increased the number of medically fragile inf...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beecher, Robert
Other Authors: Alexander, Rona, Wojcik, Monica
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Fairacres, NM : Clinician's View, 2004.
Series:ABCs of Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing ; 5
Rehabilitation therapy in video
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:Premature infants often present with feeding, swallowing, and respiratory problems due to immaturity of their body systems, including gastrointestinal and respiratory systems. Current medical advancements have lowered the gestational age for survival and increased the number of medically fragile infants now found in the NICU. This seminar will focus on the anatomical, physiological, medical, and developmental characteristics related to feeding, swallowing, and respiratory problems in premature infants.
Item Description:Previously released as a compact disc.
Title from resource description page (viewed Aug. 30, 2012).
Physical Description:11 online resource (1315 min.).