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Neonatal Eating Assessment Tool-Bottle-Feeding: Norm-Reference Values for Infants Less Than 7 Months Old

Britt Frisk Pados1, Jinhee Park1, Suzanne M Thoyre2

  • 11 Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA.

Clinical Pediatrics
|April 3, 2019
PubMed

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The Neonatal Eating Assessment Tool (NeoEAT)-Bottle-feeding provides norms for infant feeding. This study establishes reference values to help identify and manage feeding issues in infants under 7 months old.

Area of Science:

  • Neonatal development
  • Pediatric feeding behavior
  • Clinical assessment tools

Background:

  • The Neonatal Eating Assessment Tool (NeoEAT)-Bottle-feeding is a validated parent-report measure for infants under 7 months.
  • Interpreting NeoEAT-Bottle-feeding scores requires established norm-referenced values for clinical guidance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish norm-reference values for the NeoEAT-Bottle-feeding tool.
  • To aid in the interpretation of infant bottle-feeding behaviors and support clinical decision-making.

Main Methods:

  • Parents of 478 healthy, typically developing infants completed the NeoEAT-Bottle-feeding.
  • Descriptive statistics were calculated for infants across four age groups: 0-2, 2-4, 4-6, and 6-7 months.

Main Results:

  • NeoEAT-Bottle-feeding total scores showed a decrease with increasing infant age.
  • The Infant Regulation subscale was a major contributor to total scores, remaining high until 6 months, then declining sharply.
  • Percentile values (90th and 95th) were determined for total and subscale scores.

Conclusions:

  • Established norm-reference values for the NeoEAT-Bottle-feeding tool can guide interpretation and clinical actions.
  • These values assist in identifying infants with feeding problems, informing referrals, and tailoring interventions.
  • The findings support the use of NeoEAT-Bottle-feeding percentiles for assessing treatment response in infants.

Keywords:
bottle feedingfeeding behaviorfeeding methodsinfantnewborn

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