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34(3) Update: Nutrition for Congenital Heart Disease
Nearly 1% or 40,000 births (or nearly 1 in 100 babies) each year in the United States are affected by congenital heart disease (CHD), with approximately 25% of those infants having critical cardiac defects that require surgery or catheter-based intervention … Continue reading
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Tagged assessment, calories, congenital heart disease, CSHCN, energy, enteral nutrition, GI, growth, infants, intervention, medication interactions, nutrition management, oral-motor, parenteral nutrition, protein, team members, tube feeding
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32(6) Children with Cleft Lip and/or Palate: Feeding and Nutrition
Cleft lip and/or palate (CLP), also known as orofacial clefts, are one of the most common birth defects. They occur at a rate of 1 in 500-700 births. Considerable variation in incidence exists between geographic and ethnic origin, with the … Continue reading
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Tagged assessment, cleft lip, cleft palate, CSHCN, development, education, enteral nutrition, equipment, family centered care, feeding, growth, intervention, nutrition management, oral-motor, pierre robin sequence, team members
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