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Date: | Sat, 23 Oct 2004 20:48:13 EDT |
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Dear Friends:
I wish we had some published evidence that finger feeding is effective,
and that it does what some practitioners say it does. I know there are a lot
of stories about it, but case histories are low in the hierarchy of research.
I'd love a randomly assigned, prospective clinical study!
I remember Kittie Frantz asking what was the difference between a gloved
finger and a bottle teat.
When I read Mizuno and Ueda's study 'Development of sucking behavior in
infants with Down's Syndrome' (Acta Paediatr 2001; 90:1384-1388), I wondered
if the deficiency in the smooth tongue movements could be reduced by finger
feeding as a step to help a baby with Down's Syndrome breastfeed.
warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
Maternal-Child Adjunct Faculty Union Institute and University
Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human Lactation
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