Correlation of facial anthropometry data of late preterm newborns and oral feeding readiness

• Main Authors: Bruna Lima da Silveira (Author), Regina Célia Sales Santos (Author), Maria Gabriella Silva Araújo (Author), Gláucia Alyne Nunes de Lacerda (Author), Mércia Lisieux Vaz da Costa Mascarenhas (Author), Bruna Luizy dos Santos Guedes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objective: To correlate nine facial anthropometric measurements with the readiness for oral feeding of late preterm newborns using an orogastric tube. Methods: Observational study, carried out in two institutions in Maceió, Alagoas. Fifty-two newborns participated. A single measuring of ni...