The stability of sucking behavior and its relationship to intake during the first month of life
1978; Elsevier BV; Volume: 1; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0163-6383(78)80046-0
ISSN1879-0453
AutoresErnesto Pollitt, Michael S. Gilmore, Marta Valcárcel,
Tópico(s)Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
ResumoA study of forty full-term healthy infants showed that mean amplitude of sucking and amount of sucking time explained a significant percentage of intake of formula variance at two and at thirty days of age. Both parameters increased significantly with age, but both appeared stable across the 4-week period as indicated by significant correlations. At 2 days of age the mean amplitude of sucking was the best predictor of intake. At one month, sucking time was the best predictor. Mean amplitude of sucking was correlated with infant's weight at a statistically significant level of both times.
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