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  • Title: Weight comparisons of infants with complete cleft lip and palate.
    Author: Richard ME.
    Journal: Pediatr Nurs; 1994; 20(2):191-6. PubMed ID: 8159506.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To evaluate the success of the Enlarge, Stimulate, Swallow, Rest (ESSR) feeding method for infants with complete cleft lip and palate. METHOD: Sixty-nine infants comprised of two groups: an ESSR group and a control group. Paired t-tests compared mean weights at birth and time of surgery according to feeding method. RESULTS: Infants fed by ESSR method showed greater mean weight gain. CONCLUSIONS: The ESSR method appeared to be successful in promoting weight gain.
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