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
Full with Grace Online Pediatric Feeding Disorder Network
Yahoo has a number of listservs to help families of children with feeding
problems. Here are some of them:
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azfeedingsupportgroup
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feeding
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feeding g-tubes
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feeding encouragement
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feeding issues
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Kidswithfeedingproblems
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Medical miracles
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special-needs-homeschool
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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.
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