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Breastfeeding and swallowing in a neonate with mild hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy

Author(s) -

Esedra Krüger,

Alta Kritzinger,

Lidia Pottas

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

south african journal of communication disorders

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.296

H-Index - 11

eISSN - 2225-4765

pISSN - 0379-8046

DOI - 10.4102/sajcd.v64i1.209

Subject(s) - swallowing , medicine , breastfeeding , pediatrics , choking , dysphagia , encephalopathy , population , anesthesia , surgery , environmental health , anatomy

Specific breastfeeding and swallowing characteristics in neonates with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) have not yet been well described in the literature. Considering the relatively high incidence of HIE in resource-poor settings, speech-language therapists should be cognisant of the feeding difficulties in this population during breastfeeding.

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