Relationships between preterm medical factors and feeding behaviors at term-equivalent age

To identify relationships between early medical factors and preterm infant feeding behaviors at term-equivalent age. Forty-three very preterm infants born ≤32 weeks gestation had standardized feeding assessments using the Neonatal Eating Outcome Assessment at term-equivalent age (36–42 weeks postmenstrual age). Medical factors were collected and analyses were run to determine if associations between different medical factors and feeding performance exist. Lower Neonatal Eating Outcome Assessment scores at term-equivalent age were associated with lower estimated gestational age (p