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...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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Fairacres, NM :
Clinician's View,
2004.
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| Series: | ABCs of Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing ;
5 Rehabilitation therapy in video |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Previously released as a compact disc. Title from resource description page (viewed Aug. 30, 2012). |
| Physical Description: | 11 online resource (1315 min.). |