Comparación del patrón de succión en recién nacidos a término y pretérmino.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: this research aims to compare the suction pattern in term and preterm newborns METHODS: The present investigation constitutes a type of quantitative, descriptive, observational cross-sectional study. The sample was chosen at convenience and consisted of 35 newborns, divided into two groups: 19 term newborns and 16 preterm newborns. The following variables were taken into account: weeks of gestation, hours of birth, suction pattern, oral reflexes, state of the phonoarticulating organs and type of suction. RESULTS: in the study it was evidenced that the suction pattern is determined by the weeks of gestation and the chronological age of the newborns. ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION: The suction pattern is directly related to the maturation of the systems of the infants, that is why, in the preterm NB the immature suction pattern prevailed, since its onset is delayed by several weeks due to this immaturity. CONCLUSIONS: This research showed that term newborns have a higher prevalence of the mature suction pattern due to adequate maturation, allowing them greater stability in the suction process.