Sucking Behavior
"Sucking Behavior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Any suction exerted by the mouth; response of the mammalian infant to draw milk from the breast. Includes sucking on inanimate objects. Not to be used for thumb sucking, which is indexed under fingersucking.
| Descriptor ID |
D013391
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.916
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| Concept/Terms |
Sucking Behavior- Sucking Behavior
- Behavior, Sucking
- Behaviors, Sucking
- Sucking Behaviors
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sucking Behavior" by people in Profiles.
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Smith AP, Sweeney JK, Ross ES, Blackburn S. Effects of Swaddling During Bottle Feeding in Preterm Infants. Adv Neonatal Care. 2023 Apr 01; 23(2):182-191.
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Philbin MK, Ross ES. The SOFFI Reference Guide: text, algorithms, and appendices: a manualized method for quality bottle-feedings. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2011 Oct-Dec; 25(4):360-80.
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Ross ES, Philbin MK. Supporting oral feeding in fragile infants: an evidence-based method for quality bottle-feedings of preterm, ill, and fragile infants. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2011 Oct-Dec; 25(4):349-57; quiz 358-9.
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Kennedy KI. Efficacy and effectiveness of LAM. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2002; 503:207-16.
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Emde RN, Metcalf DR. An electroencephalographic study of behavioral rapid eye movement states in the human newborn. J Nerv Ment Dis. 1970 May; 150(5):376-86.