Objective To evaluate whether a specific period after birth (in weeks postmenstrual age [PMA]) and specific elements of sucking are associated with abnormal neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 2 years using a longitudinal approach. Study design Fifty-two preterm infants participated in this longitudinal …

Steeds vaker krijgen logopedisten te maken met meertalige personen met afasie (PMA). Het afnemen van afasietesten wordt bij meertalige PMA bemoeilijkt omdat er vrijwel geen testmateriaal beschikbaar is dat geschikt is voor deze doelgroep. Het is echter wel belangrijk dat de kwaliteit van zorg, die een …

Association between sucking performance and developmental outcomes. Research question 1. Are sucking skills in a specific period (in weeks post menstrual age, PMA) associated with an abnormal development at age 2? Research question 2: Do preterm infants with abnormal sucking patterns differ in motor …

Are sucking skills in a specific period (in weeks post menstrual age, PMA) associated with an abnormal development at age 2? Do preterm infants with abnormal sucking patterns in the early post term period differ in motor skills at age 5 from preterm infants with normal sucking patterns in the same early …

Association between items of the Neonatal Oral-Motor Assessment Scale and developmental outcome at 2 year in preterm infants Research Questions 1. Are specific items of the NOMAS associated with neurodevelopment at age 2? 2. Is a specific period (in weeks PMA) associated with neurodevelpment at age …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the development of sucking patterns in small-for-gestational age (SGA) preterm infants differs from appropriate-for-gestational age (AGA) preterm infants. STUDY DESIGN: We assessed sucking patterns in 15 SGA and 34 AGA preterms (gestational age

The studies reported on in this thesis addressed the development of sucking patterns in preterm newborns. Preterm infants often have problems learning to suckle at the breast or to drink from a bottle. It is unclear whether this is due to their preterm birth or whether it is the consequence of neurological …

OBJECTIVES: Sucking problems in preterm infants can be specified by means of visual observation. The Neonatal Oral-Motor Assessment Scale (NOMAS) is the visual observation method most commonly used to assess the non-nutritive sucking (NNS) and nutritive sucking (NS) skills of infants up to approximately …

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