Evaluation of the Effect of Oral Motor Stimulation Exercises on Feeding Skills in Premature Infants

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dc.authoridBerber Ciftci, Hilal/0000-0002-6577-837X
dc.contributor.authorAtay, Funda Yavanoglu
dc.contributor.authorCiftci, Hilal Berber
dc.contributor.authorSahin, Ozlem
dc.contributor.authorGuran, Omer
dc.contributor.authorColak, Derya
dc.contributor.authorGok, Nazife Reyyan
dc.contributor.authorErdem, Burcu Karakol
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-17T12:25:32Z
dc.date.available2025-03-17T12:25:32Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentTarsus Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjectives: Oral feeding in preterm infants is a complex and dynamic process involving oral motor development and interaction between the neurological, cardiorespiratory, and gastrointestinal systems. Oral motor stimulation (OMS) is defined as stimulating the oropharyngeal components such as the lips, jaw, tongue, and soft palate with fingers in preterm infants to increase their feed-ing skills. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of OMS exercises on the sucking and swallowing skills of preterm infants and demonstrate the utility of objective scales to evaluate infants' readiness for oral feeding.Methods: This single-center, prospective cohort study was conducted between June 1st and December 31st, 2020, which included preterm infants born at & LE;34 weeks of gestation and admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of our hospital. All procedures of the OMS program were performed once a day, 5 times a week by a language and speech therapist who is an expert in oral feeding skills (OFS) staging and non-nutritive sucking (NNS) scoring. All infants were followed up until discharge with a weekly evaluation of OFS staging and NNS scoring.Results: A total of 50 infants were included in this prospective cohort study. The mean birth weight was 1376.9 & PLUSMN;372 g, and the me-dian gestational age was 30 weeks (interquartile range: 25-34). The comparison of OFS stages on day 5 and day 10 of OMS revealed a significant increase (p<0.001). Similarly, there was a significant improvement in the NNS scores on days 5 and 10 compared to the baseline.Conclusion: In preterm infants, OMS during the transition from gavage feeding to oral feeding improves feeding skills.
dc.identifier.doi10.14744/SEMB.2022.96562
dc.identifier.endpage194
dc.identifier.issn1302-7123
dc.identifier.issn1308-5123
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.pmid37899803
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.startpage189
dc.identifier.trdizinid1185880
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.14744/SEMB.2022.96562
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1185880
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13099/1713
dc.identifier.volume57
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001021864200006
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKare Publ
dc.relation.ispartofMedical Bulletin of Sisli Etfal Hospital
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250316
dc.subjectFeeding skills
dc.subjectoral motor stimulation
dc.subjectpreterm
dc.titleEvaluation of the Effect of Oral Motor Stimulation Exercises on Feeding Skills in Premature Infants
dc.typeArticle

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