The Speech Therapist in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Oral Feeding Management
Sara Panizzolo
The article aims to give an insight about the role of the speech therapist in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) as a health professional skilled in the rehabilitation for premature infants with difficulties in the transition from enteral nutrition to oral feeding.
Keywords
Speech therapist in NICU, Prematurity, Enteral nutrition, Oral skills, Oral feeding disorders.
