Skip to search formSkip to main contentSkip to account menu

Suck reflex

Known as: Suck Swallow Reflex, Sucking Reflex, reflex sucking 
An involuntary, primal response in the neonate when a nipple is placed on an infant's lips.
National Institutes of Health

Related topics

Related topics

1 relation
Perinatal Terminology

Papers overview

Semantic Scholar uses AI to extract papers important to this topic.
Review
2012
Review
2012
Instruments for assessing readiness to commence suck feeds in preterm infants: effects on time to establish full oral feeding and duration of hospitalisation.
BACKGROUND One of the most challenging milestones for preterm infants is the acquisition of safe and efficient feeding skills… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
How Rewarding Can a Pacifier Be? A Systematic Review of Nonnutritive Sucking in Preterm Infants
Purpose: To determine whether nonnutritive sucking (NNS) in preterm infants influences selected outcome variables. Design: A… 
1999
1999
Neurological and physical maturation in normal growth singletons from 37 to 41 weeks' gestation.
1994
1994
The effect of nonnutritive sucking on oxygenation in healthy, crying full-term infants.
Review
1993
Review
1993
Thumb-sucking: literature review.
A multidisciplinary literature review of nonnutritive-sucking habits is presented. The causes, prevalence, and risks of these… 
1989
1989
Lack of improved growth outcome related to nonnutritive sucking in very low birth weight premature infants fed a controlled nutrient intake: a randomized prospective study.
The effect of nonnutritive sucking during gavage feeding on nutritional outcome and gastrointestinal transit time was evaluated… 
1988
1988
Effect of Nonnutritive Sucking on Infant Gastroesophageal Reflux
ABSTRACT: To evaluate the effect of pacifier use (non-nutritive sucking) on gastroesophageal reflux in infants, 48 infants… 
1987
1987
Influence of feeding and non-nutritive sucking methods on the development of the dental arches: longitudinal study of the first 18 months of life.
The purpose of this study is to examine various maxillary and mandibular dental arch parameters in 122 infants over an 18-month… 
Review
1977
Review
1977
Thumbsucking and falling asleep.
A review of the studies on the aetiology of habitual thumbsucking reveals either contradictory or inconclusive results. In this… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
The relative efficacy of vestibular-proprioceptive stimulation and the upright position in enhancing visual pursuit in neonates.
48 healthy neonates born to multiparae were randomly assigned to view a moving stimulus either in the horizontal or the upright… 
By clicking accept or continuing to use the site, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Policy (opens in a new tab), Terms of Service (opens in a new tab), and Dataset License (opens in a new tab)