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Criteria to determine swallow difficulties
| Criteria swallow difficulties |
|---|
| Sucking and swallowing incoordination |
| Weak suck |
| Excessive gagging |
| Recurrent coughing during feeds |
| Recurrent pneumonia |
| Nasopharyngeal reflux |
| Desaturation during feeds |
| (Risk for) aspiration during feeds |
