Oro motor stimulation for new born

for newborn mouth exercise

1. Oro-motor Stimulation By Dr. Darshita Fatnani

2. Newborn oral Development

3. Process of suck, swallow and breath .

4. Sucking assist with pads of fat which lies between the buccinators and masseter muscle.

5. Normal feeding development

6. Sucking rate per second Babies suck and swallow at frequency of about 1 per second when milk is actively flowing When milk flow is less than rate of suck is 2 per second.

7. Sucking facilitates Fleeing of clam Reduce heart rate Elevate mother and baby’s pain threshold

8. Non -nutritive sucking This kind of sucking is the sequence that occurs when fluid is not introduced into the baby's mouth.

9. We find Feeding difficulties in children with respiratory disorders ,Neurological disorders , heart conditions. Malnutrition and failure to thrive are common in children Poor oral feeding is a major cause of imbalanced nutritional intake Nutritional/feeding issues in these infants often persist throughout the first years of life Increased rate of oral motor and speech abnormalities and poor neurodevelopmental outcomes

10. Stroke the baby’s cheek towards the lip

11. Brush the baby’s lip until they relax

12. Soft & hard palate rubbing

13. Massage under the chin

14. Stroke around the lip

15. Massage outer and inner gums