The Impact of Infant and Maternal Factors on Oral Feeding Performance in Premature Infants.

To identify infant and maternal factors associated with attainment of full oral feeding (FOF) in premature infants. A retrospective study was performed on 89 premature infants (<34 weeks gestational age) from a tertiary care neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Infant and maternal factors were concurrently assessed.