Week 4- Feeding Intervention Flashcards
Progression of Mealtime Participation:
Infant feeding involves:
- Bonding
- Warmth
- Comfort
Independence in feeding occurs when:
7-24 months
Independence in feeding involves what:
- Finger feed
- Variety of foods
- Sensory qualities of food
- Communication
Define feeding:
the process of setting up, arranging and bringing the food from the plate to the mouth.
Define Eating:
ability to keep food or fluid in the mouth and swallow it.
Define swallowing
a complex act in which food, fluid, saliva, or medication is moved from the mouth through the pharynx and the esophagus into the stomach.
Progression of Mealtime Participation:
Toddlers:
When does it occur?
What does it involve?
-Independent 2+
-Full participant in mealtime
Feeding behaviors
What are the Phases of Swallowing?
- Oral preparatory phase
- Oral Phase
- Pharyngeal Phase
- Esophageal Phase
Describe the Oral preparatory phase
- Under voluntary control
- Oral manipulation that results in the formation of a bolus of food
- Area of oral motor feeding intervention
- Review Box 15-1 for cranial nerve function
Describe the oral phase
- Under voluntary control
- Begins when the tongue moves the bolus posteriorly
Describe pharyngeal phase
Starts with the trigger of the swallow
Describe the esophageal phase
- Involuntary
- It allows food to enter the stomach
What are the Oral Motor Development Associated with Eating Skills?
- Coordination of sucking, swallowing, and breathing
- Biting and chewing
- Self-feeding
- Drinking
-Review Tables 15-2 and 15-3 in addition to developmental chart provided during lab module 1
What are the Factors that Determine the Ability to Feed?
- Sucking rhythm
- Type of suction
Describe factors involved in type of suction?
- Compression and suction are required
- Seals lips around nipple and moves tongue back and forth (occurs by 36 weeks’ gestation)