Feeding Outcomes & Long Term Motor Outcomes
Feeding Outcomes & Long Term Motor Outcomes is organized by Nebraska Methodist College (NMC).
Release Date: 5/2/19
Review Date: 2/8/24
Expiration Date: 2/8/25
Description:
This program will discuss potential long-term risks and outcomes of babies born prematurely, including feeding and long term motor outcomes for the premature infant.
Program Objectives:
• Discuss long-term feeding outcomes.
• Discuss factors that contribute to the EP infant's difficulty coordinating sucking/swallowing or swallowing/breathing once PO feeding has been initiated.
• Discuss long-term motor outcomes in the premature-born long-term population.
• Discuss motor characteristics of infants/toddlers who are eventually diagnosed with clinically significant motor incoordination or cerebral palsy (CP).