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. 2020 May 29;20(5):374–383. doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000762

TABLE 4. Literature Review of Key Outcome Domainsa.

Study Authors Behaviors
Sucking Breathing Feeding Competence/Problems Arousal Sleeping/Sedated Resting (Drowsy) Fussing/Crying
Kron et al10 (1976) X X
LaGasse et al11 (2003) X X X
Gewolb et al18 (2004) X X X
Maguire et al8 (2015) X X X X X

aDescription of study domains: (1) sucking characteristics included (a) sucking rate (sucks per minute), (b) average suck duration (seconds per suck), (c) percentage time during the experiment that the infant is actively sucking (suck time/total time x 100), and (d) sucking burst (interburst interval, proportion sucking, and burst per minute); (2) breathing characteristics included swallow-breath and breath-breath intervals; (3) feeding characteristics included feeding, nutrient consumption, and swallowing; (4) competence characteristics included the appropriateness of state for feeding; and (5) arousal characteristics include the predominant behavioral state.