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Feeding Problems Score and Its Related Factors in Two-Year-Old Children Born Very-Preterm and Full-Term

Maryam Mokhlesin1, Majid Mirmohammadkhani2, Shamsollah Nooripour3

  • 1Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Research Centre, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.

Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research
|July 24, 2019
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Very preterm infants do not show increased feeding problems at age two compared to full-term peers. However, male gender was associated with more feeding difficulties in both groups.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Clinical Nutrition

Background:

  • Oral feeding difficulties are common in very-preterm infants post-discharge.
  • Limited research exists on feeding problems beyond the first year of life.
  • Cultural and psychosocial factors may influence feeding outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare feeding problem scores in very-preterm and full-term children at age two.
  • To investigate the relationship between feeding scores and explanatory variables in these groups.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective descriptive-analytic study in Semnan, Iran (2014).
  • Thirty-eight very-preterm and 38 full-term two-year-old children participated.
  • The Iranian version of the Lewinhson Feeding Disorders questionnaire was utilized.

Main Results:

  • No significant difference in total feeding scores between very-preterm and full-term children (p > 0.05).
  • No significant differences were found in subtest scores.
  • A significant relationship was observed between higher total feeding scores and male gender in both groups.

Conclusions:

  • Very preterm birth does not appear to be associated with increased feeding problem scores at two years of age.
  • Male gender is linked to a higher prevalence of feeding problems at two years.
  • Further research is needed to explore gender-specific feeding challenges.
Abstract

Keywords:
Feeding and eating disordersnewborn intensive care unitspremature birth

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