Description
Our Trauma-informed developmental care program (TIDCP) is a comprehensive bundle of bilingual (English & French) online training modules are designed to equip healthcare professionals with essential theoretical knowledge and practical skills in trauma-informed developmental neonatal care.
This module covers the critical aspects of cue-based feeding for premature infants. Understand the importance of recognizing and responding to feeding cues, and learn about the three phases of feeding competencies. Explore the significance of non-nutritive sucking (NNS), five key feeding strategies for the nutritive feeding phase, and the impacts of nipple flow and pacing on feeding. Enhance your ability to support optimal feeding practices in premature infants.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the importance of cue-based feeding for premature infants
- List the 3 different phases of feeding competencies in premature infants
- Explain the importance of NNS for premature infant’s feeding competencies
- Describe the 5 main feeding strategies related to the nutritive feeding phase in premature infant
- Understand the impact of nipple flow on feeding
- Understand the impact of pacing on feeding