The Experience of Being Born: A Natural Context for Learning to Suckle

Understanding the developmental origins of congenital capabilities such as sucking is fundamental knowledge that can contribute to improving the clinical management of early feeding and facilitate the onset of oral ingestion. We describe analyses in rats showing that sensory stimulation in utero and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jeffrey R. Alberts, April E. Ronca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/129328