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Feeding Issues

Medical technology has advanced so rapidly in recent years that infants are now able to survive a variety of serious medical conditions. Often following treatment for the primary medical condition, the young child is left with a secondary problem such as an oral feeding disorder. It may manifest itself in several ways, frequently as a motor-based problem and/or as an oral-sensory feeding aversion. Poor oral intake may require placement of a supplemental feeding tube for failure to thrive.

General Information

New Visions Feeding Site    Comprehensive Information about Feeding Disorders

American Occupational Therapy Association    State by State information

Dysphagia Resource Center

Resources for Feeding & Growth of Children

Gastrostomy and Special Feeding Needs

Hypersensitivity During Mealtimes

Reflux.org    Pediatric/Adolescent Gastroesophageal Reflux Association (PAGER)

The Magic Foundation for Children's Growth   Failure to Thrive Information

Will My Baby "Catch Up?" Growth and Prematurity

InfantReflux.org    This site contains original articles as well as links to other websites with helpful information on infant acid reflux. The site also contains message boards dealing with infant acid reflux and associated problems.

Feeding Clinics

Canada
Rehabilitation Centre for Children Feeding Clinic

California:
LA Connections Project - Nutrition
University of Southern California/Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Affiliated Program

Los Altos Feeding Clinic
Specializing in the Treatment of Pediatric Feeding Disorders
(650) 237-9111 or email pediatric_feeding@sbcglobal.net

Colorado:
The Children's Hospital of Denver Oral Feeding Clinic

Illinois:
Hope Children's Hospital - Feeding and Swallowing Clinic

Iowa:
University of Iowa Dept of Pediatric Gastroenterology

Florida:
University of Florida Shands HealthCare Feeding Aversion Clinic

Georgia:
GI Comprehensive Feeding Clinic at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Maryland:
Kennedy Krieger Pediatric Feeding Disorders Continuum of Care

Massachussetts:
Feeding Team in Boston Franciscan Children's Hospital Feeding Clinic

New York:
Children's Hospital of Buffalo - Feeding Disorders Clinic
New York University School of Medicine Multidisciplinary Feeding Clinic
The Stanley S. Lamm Institute for Child Neurology and Developmental Medicine Feeding Clinic

North Carolina:
Carolina Pediatric Dysphagia
Pediatric and Adolescent Rehabilitation Outpatient feeding clinic and feeding program
Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center: Speech Pathology

North Dakota/Minnesota :
Altru Health System Child Evaluation and Treatment Program - Feeding Clinic

Oregon:
Children's Health at Doernbecher - Neurodevelopment Feeding Clinic

Ohio:
Pediatric Dysphagia management program at the Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron
Cincinnati Childrens Hospital interdisciplinary feeding clinic
Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation at the Cleveland Clinic - Feeding Disorders Program

Pennsylvania:
Children's Seashore House, Philadelphia - Feeding Program
The Children's Institute of Pittsburg - The Functional Feeding Program
Penn State Chilidren's Hospital Feeding Evaluation Clinic

South Dakota:
South Dakota Children's Specialty Clinic - Feeding Clinic

Tennessee:
University of Tennessee Boling Center Feeding Clinic

Texas:
Children's Medical Center of Dallas - Pediatric Gastroenterology

Clinic 4 Kids, Austin Texas

Washington
Sacred Heart Medical Center Feeding and Growth Clinic

Virginia:
Children's Hospital of Richmond Pediatric Feeding Disorders Program

West Virginia:
West Virginia University Center for Excellence in Disabilities Feeding and Swallowing Clinic

UK
University of Birmingham -- The Feeding Group


Internet Sites and Support Groups

Yahoo has a number of listservs to help families of children with feeding problems. Here are some of them:

  • azfeedingsupportgroup
  • feeding
  • feeding g-tubes
  • feeding encouragement
  • feeding issues
  • Kidswithfeedingproblems
  • Medical miracles
  • special-needs-homeschool
  • TubeFedKids2
Listservs

gtube: G-Tube Discussion
Feeding Difficulties in Infants and Young Children


Feeding Tube Information

Mayo Home Enteral Nutrition

Texas Pediatric Surgical Associates - Tube Feeding for Children


Research Case Studies

Research grants program case studies - some related to feeding issues.