Abstract
Infants have high caloric needs. Newborns will feed, on average, eight to 10 times per day and they depend exclusively on fluid intake to meet their caloric needs. Fluids represent the most commonly aspirated material. Understanding the high risk for aspiration due to proportion of liquid calories and the frequency with which the infant feeds, it is necessary for dysphagia professionals to understand the protective mechanisms available to the infant. The anatomic arrangement of the upper aerodigestive tract, resulting swallow physiology and laryngeal reflexes of the infant, optimally prepare the infant for safe swallowing during nipple feeding.
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