A novel system to study the coordination of sucking and breathing in newborns during bottle feeding

Taffoni, Fabrizio; Tamilia, Eleonora; Giorgino, Micaela; Morbidoni, Giulia; Rosi, Andrea; Scaini, Alberto; Visco, Annamaria; Schena, Emiliano; Formica, Domenico

doi:10.1109/jsen.2016.2613889

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“…The f R may be estimated indirectly, by measuring parameters physically correlated with the breathing activity, such as changes in thorax circumference, thorax cross section, or transthoracic impedance [ 11 ], or using the so-called airflow-based methods [ 12 , 13 ], based on variables derived from the airflow produced during breathing. The indirect methods use several technological solutions like microphones (measuring the sound created by turbulence that occurs during respiration) [ 14 ] or using straps embedding several sensors to measure the thorax expansion [ 15 – 17 ].…”

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A Wearable System for Real-Time Continuous Monitoring of Physical Activity

Taffoni

Rivera

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et al. 2018

Journal of Healthcare Engineering

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Over the last decades, wearable systems have gained interest for monitoring of physiological variables, promoting health, and improving exercise adherence in different populations ranging from elite athletes to patients. In this paper, we present a wearable system for the continuous real-time monitoring of respiratory frequency (fR), heart rate (HR), and movement cadence during physical activity. The system has been experimentally tested in the laboratory (by simulating the breathing pattern with a mechanical ventilator) and by collecting data from one healthy volunteer. Results show the feasibility of the proposed device for real-time continuous monitoring of fR, HR, and movement cadence both in resting condition and during activity. Finally, different synchronization techniques have been investigated to enable simultaneous data collection from different wearable modules.

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A Wearable System for Real-Time Continuous Monitoring of Physical Activity

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Rivera

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et al. 2018

Journal of Healthcare Engineering

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“…Intraoral pressure in infants were reportedly captured during bottle-feeding by several research groups via a customized feeding bottle with an embedded pressure sensor [31] – [36] . More recently, studies have been performed to evaluate contacting force applied by infant tongue to nipple and coordination of sucking, swallowing and breathing during bottle-feeding [37] – [40] . In contrast, studies that measure intraoral pressure during breast feeding are scarce.…”

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A Novel System to Measure Infants’ Nutritive Sucking During Breastfeeding: the Breastfeeding Diagnostic Device (BDD)

Chen

Lucas

Feng

2018

IEEE J. Transl. Eng. Health Med.

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Breastfeeding is optimal for infant health, but more than 66% of mothers cease exclusive breastfeeding within three months after giving birth. Evaluating infants’ sucking effort provides valuable diagnosis to mothers encountering barriers with breastfeeding. Sucking microstructure is defined as an array of metrics that comprehensively capture infants’ ability to create a sealed latch onto mother’s nipple and regulate feeding, including number of sucks, sucks per burst, number of bursts, intra suck interval, and maximal sucking pressure. In this paper, we proposed a breastfeeding diagnostic device (BDD) which allows convenient and objective measurement of infants’ sucking microstructure in both home and clinical settings. BDD utilizes an air-based pressure transducer to measure infants’ sucking behavior. We conducted pilot clinical studies on six dyads of mother and infant to test the feasibility of the BDD system. To facilitate comparison, both breastfeeding and bottle-feeding were conducted on the six dyads using the BDD in home settings, and the outcomes are comparable with prior recordings in research or clinical settings. By offering a convenient and objective measurement of the sucking microstructure, the BDD will provide clinically meaningful guidance and diagnosis to mothers struggling with breastfeeding. BDD will also serve as an objective metric useful in research areas relevant to infant behaviors, assessment of neurodevelopment, and potentially a screening tool for developmental disabilities.

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