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Infant oropharyngeal trauma
Infant oropharyngeal trauma Post-traumatic feeding disorder (PTFD) is diagnosed when food refusal follows trauma to the oropharynx or oesophagus, but it is not necessarily, or commonly, seen among groups of infants in whom it might be expected to occur, for example, infants with OA. This suggests that other factors, such as oro-motor dysfunction, hypersensitivity to […]
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Failure to thrive (FTT)
FTT describes infants whose rate of physical growth is declining, or is already below the 5th centile (Casey, 1999). Although there are various further refinements in the definition of FTT, the cause is malnutrition. Non-organic FTT (NOFT) refers to infants for whom there is no identified medical explanation for poor weight gain. Population-based studies of […]
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Physical disorders
Physical disorders Feeding difficulties are frequently associated with neurological, respiratory, cardiac and gastrointestinal conditions, and with anatomical anomalies of the gastrointestinal tract. Neurological conditions affecting arousal, muscle tone and primitive reflex expression can adversely affect the motor control necessary for appropriate oro-motor function, and for swallowing that does not place the infant at risk of […]
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Assessing the caregiving environment
Assessing the caregiving environment Factors in the caregiving environment that may influence sleep patterns include: • stress, including the accumulative impact of maternal sleep deprivation • availability of social supports for caregivers • lack of attunement to infant caused by disability, drug and alcohol abuse, or lack of time • difficulties for infant and parent […]
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Developmental assessment
Developmental assessment On some occasions, in particular with a toddler or older child, and depending on the observations and the history given by the parents, a developmental assessment may be required to detect any developmental issues affecting sleep. The Bayley Scales of Infant Development (Bayley, 1993) and the Griffiths Mental Development Scales (Griffiths, 1984) are […]
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Relationship-based disturbances and disorders
Relationship-based disturbances and disorders When there is no evidence of regulatory involvement in the infant, and information on development and support has not changed the sleep problem, it is important to consider underlying factors in the infant–parent relationship. Unconscious feelings or past experiences of the parents may be influencing separation at sleep times. For example, […]
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Sleeping problems are related to regulatory disorders
Sleeping problems are related to regulatory disorders Sleeping problems related to getting to sleep or, when woken, getting back to sleep, are often related to difficulties with self-regulation, self-calming and the ability to manage transitions. These usually improve with maturation given a relatively consistent, sensitive and responsive environment. For some babies there can be both […]
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Nightmares and night terrors
Nightmares and night terrors While night terrors and nightmares usually occur in children between five and twelve years, they may begin during the toddler and preschool period. They are referred to as parasomnias, that is, disorders of arousal where motor and autonomic activation intrude on ongoing sleep. Night terrors occur in NREM (quiet) sleep, in […]
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Adjustment disorders of infant
Adjustment disorders An adjustment disorder is where there is a temporary reaction in the infant lasting days or weeks but no longer than four months, and a clearly identifiable environmental event such as the mother returning to work or the family moving house. Well-established sleep patterns can be disturbed as a consequence of change in […]
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If you always have nightmare,you should take care of the warning of disease
If you always have nightmare,you should take care of the warning of disease Are you always dreaming? Are you have nightmare? Take care of the warning of heart disease, in addition, it feels like “ghost on bed”, Or you dreamed to be chase, what is wrong with your body? According to the research of scientists […]
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