Feeding difficulties, food intake, and growth in children with esophageal atresia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Challenges regarding feeding difficulties and nutrition in children with esophageal atresia (EA) have been sparsely studied. The aim of this study was to explore parent-reported feeding difficulties in children with EA by applying Montreal Children's Hospital-Feeding Scale (MCH-FS), and to further explore associations between feeding difficulties and clinical factors, growth and nutritional intake.

Methods

Parents of EA children born between 2012 and 2017 were invited. Clinical data were collected from medical records. In a prospective cohort-study parent-reported feeding difficulties (by MCH-FS) were reported at two assessments, and at the second assessment, dietary data were collected by using the 24-h food-recall method.

Results

Out of 55 eligible partic

SUBMITTER: Birketvedt K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11600379 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature