Feeding interventions for growth and development in infants with cleft lip, cleft palate or cleft lip and palate

Abstract

Feeding interventions for growth and development in infants with cleft lip, cleft palate or cleft lip and palate. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2004 , Issue 3 . Art. No.: CD003315.

Feeding intervention in cleft lip and palate babies: a practical approach to feeding efficiency and weight gain

“…Various methods of feeding cleft lip and palate babies have been investigated in previous studies to determine if weight gain and feeding efficiency could be improved 2,4,[9][10][11]13,14,17,19,22,23,25,29 . This aim of this study was to determine if syringe fed cleft babies gained more weight than those fed with cup and spoon and if feeding efficiency was improved.…”

“…According to SHAW et al 25 , squeezable bottles were more satisfactory, requiring less intervention, resulting in an increase in weight of the cleft babies. GLENNY et al 10 found that squeezable bottles containing breast milk were easier to use and demonstrated a statistically significant difference in weight gain when compared with cup and spoon feeding. When this study is compared with those, it appears that it was also easier to use the syringe.…”

Cleft Lip and Palate

“…41,42 The team nurse should provide the parents with information on feeding during prenatal counseling or immediately after birth. Initially, some children with cleft palate may show some discoordination of the "breathe, suck, swallow" reflex, resulting in nasal regurgitation of feeds or intermittent choking spells.…”

Mesenchymal stem cells and alginate microcarriers for craniofacial bone tissue engineering: A review

“…Treatment is often supplemented with aggressive orthodontic therapy until the maxilla and bones of the facial skeleton are grown completely. In some cases, a multidisciplinary approach is required to restore normal masticatory function and jaw movements during speech . Despite these efforts, the affected children, who have undergone surgical intervention, have also been shown to lack the means to provide adequate management of postoperative healing, pain, and infection, should they arise .…”