Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 51-56 , March 2008

Feeding Update for Neonates With Pierre Robin Sequence Treated With Mandibular Distraction

  • Dawn Rothchild, MSN, APN, BC

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondences to Dawn Rothchild, MSN, APN, BC, Mail Location 2020, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45242. Tel.: +1 513 636 5931.
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  • Brenda Thompson, MA, CCC/SLP

      Affiliations

    • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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  • Ann Clonan, M Ed CCC/SLP

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

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 All clinical experience in the area of neonatal mandibular distraction has taken place in the Regional Center for Newborn Intensive Care, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

PII: S1527-3369(07)00189-4

doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2007.12.009

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 51-56 , March 2008

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