Validation of Gene Expression Patterns for Oral Feeding Readiness: Transcriptional Analysis of Set of Genes in Neonatal Salivary Samples.

Background: Neonatal health assessment is crucial for detecting and intervening in various disorders. Traditional gene expression analysis methods often require invasive procedures during sample collection, which may not be feasible or ideal for preterm infants. In recent years, saliva has emerged as a promising noninvasive biofluid for assessing gene expression.

MACRONUTRIENTS OF MOTHERS' MILK OF VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTS: ANALYSIS ACCORDING TO GESTATIONAL AGE AND MATERNAL VARIABLES.

Objective: To analyze the composition of macronutrients present in the milk of mothers of preterm newborn infants (PTNB) - protein, fat, carbohydrate, and calories - by gestational age (GA), chronological age (CA) and maternal variables.

Methods: Longitudinal study that analyzed 215 milk samples from the 51 mothers of PTNB admitted in three Neonatal Intensive Care Units of Rio de Janeiro from May/2013-January/2014. Milk collection was performed by pickup pump, on a fixed day of each week until discharge.

Development of a technique for evaluating temporal parameters of sucking in breastfeeding preterm newborns.

Aims: The aim of the current study was to developed and test the reliability of a technique for measuring temporal parameters of sucking in breastfeeding infants.

Methods: The technique was developed using a cohort of 11 term and 12 preterm infants, and subsequently evaluated using a cohort of 43 preterm infants. Measurements related to sucking pressure in the term and preterm infants were acquired.

Effects of non-nutritive sucking and oral stimulation on breastfeeding rates for preterm, low birth weight infants: a randomized clinical trial.

Objective: To determine the influence of non-nutritive sucking and oral stimulation programs on breastfeeding rates at discharge, at 3 and at 6 months of corrected age in preterm infants with very low birth weight.

Methods: Preterm infants were randomized into experimental and control groups. Ninety-eight preterm infants were randomized and 96 remained in the study until reaching the corrected age of 6 months.

A randomized study of the efficacy of sensory-motor-oral stimulation and non-nutritive sucking in very low birthweight infant.

Unlabelled: To assess if sensory-motor-oral stimulation and non-nutritive sucking gavage feeding enhances the oral feeding performance of preterm infants born between 26 and 32 weeks of gestational age.

Study Design: Very low birthweight infants (n=98) were randomized into a experimental and control group. Preterm infants in the experimental group received sensory-motor-oral stimulation and non-nutritive sucking and infants in the control group received a sham stimulation program.