Suck, swallow and breathing coordination in infants with infantile colic

dc.contributor.authorDegenaar, Hanlie
dc.contributor.authorKritzinger, Alta M. (Aletta Margaretha)
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-29T06:44:38Z
dc.date.available2016-04-29T06:44:38Z
dc.date.issued2015-12-02
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND : There appears to be a perception amongst parents and in popular literature that infantile colic is caused by feeding difficulties. Limited support for this perception is found in scientific literature. Whilst there is scientific evidence that suck, swallow and breathing are key components of successful feeding, these components and the coordination thereof in infants with colic have not been extensively researched. OBJECTIVE : The objective of the study was to explore the suck, swallow and breathing coordination in infants with infantile colic and compare it with infants without the condition. METHOD : An assessment protocol for suck, swallow and breathing coordination was compiled from literature. This protocol was performed on a research group of 50 infants, independently diagnosed with infantile colic, and a control group of 28 infants without the condition. All participants were from two rural towns in the North–West province, South Africa, selected with a snowball selection method and strict selection criteria. The study followed a static comparison group design. RESULTS : A significant difference in the key components of feeding and the presence of colic in participants of four age categories were found. The correlation between postural control and the presence of infantile colic were sustained in participants from 2–19 weeks old. CONCLUSION : Suck, swallow and breathing were found to be significantly associated with infantile colic. The findings should be investigated further. It appears that speech-language therapists may play an expanding role in infantile colic.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentSpeech-Language Pathology and Audiologyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2016en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.sajcd.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDegenaar, H., & Kritzinger, A. (2015). Suck, swallow and breathing coordination in infants with infantile colic. South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 62(1), Art. #115, 10 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/sajcd.v62i1.115.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0379-8046 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2225-4765 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/sajcd.v62i1.115
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/52199
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSIS OpenJournalsen_ZA
dc.rights© 2015. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectInfantile colicen_ZA
dc.subjectFeeding difficultiesen_ZA
dc.subjectParentsen_ZA
dc.subjectInfantsen_ZA
dc.titleSuck, swallow and breathing coordination in infants with infantile colicen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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