Symptoms of problematic feeding in children with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) compared to healthy peers

In this study, I compared symptoms of problematic feeding in children with congenital heart disease (CHD; n = 94) compared to healthy children without medical conditions (n=999) who were between 6 months and 7 years of age and eating solid foods by mouth. Children with CHD had significantly more symptoms of problematic feeding than healthy children on the Pediatric Eating Assessment Tool total score, more physiologic symptoms, problematic mealtime behaviors, selective/restrictive eating, and oral processing dysfunction. Children with CHD are at risk for problematic feeding and should be monitored for feeding difficulties throughout childhood.

Authors: Britt Pados

Publication information: Cardiology in the Young. 2019; 29(2): 152-161. doi: 10.1017/S1047951118001981

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