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. 1987 Winter;7(1):30-4.

Nonnutritive sucking in the sick infant

E Goldson  1
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  • PMID: 3507539

Nonnutritive sucking in the sick infant

E Goldson. J Perinatol. 1987 Winter.

Abstract

The role of nonnutritive sucking (NNS) in the care of the sick infant is discussed. Several benefits may be derived from NNS: 1) in behavioral and physiologic terms; 2) the maturation of the sucking reflex, the resulting efficiency in feeding, and early hospital discharge; and 3) the change in the perceptions of the caretakers in their alertness and responsiveness to the infants' needs.

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