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Lau Publications selected by topics


Development of Infant Oral Feeding Skills
  • Lau C, Bhat K, Potak D, Schanler RJ (2015) Oral Feeding Skills of Late Preterm Infants are correlated with Hospital Length of Stay. J Ped Moth Care; 1:102
  • Amaizu N, Shulman RJ, Schanler RJ, Lau C (2008) Maturation of oral feeding skills in very low birth weight infants. Acta Paediatr; 97: 61-67 (doi:10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00548.x)
  • Lau C (2006) Oral Feeding in the Preterm Infant. NeoReviews; e19-e27
  • Scheel CE, Schanler RJ, Lau C (2005) Does the choice of bottle nipple affect the oral feeding performance of very-low-brith-weight (VLBW) infants? Acta Paediatrica; 94: 1266-1272 (doi:10.1080/08035250510027255)
  • Lau C, Smith EO, Schanler RJ (2003) Coordination of suck-swallow and swallow-respiration in preterm infants. Acta Paediatr; 92:721-727
  • Lau C, Alagugurusamy R, Schanler RJ, Smith EO, Shulman, RJ (2000) Characterization of the developmental stages of sucking in preterm infants. Acta Paediatr; 89: 846-852
  • Lau C, Hurst N (1999) Oral feeding in infants. Curr Problems Pediatr; 29: 101-128
  • Lau C, Sheena HR, Shulman RJ, Schanler RJ (1997) Oral feeding in low birth weight infants . J Pediatr; 130: 561-569
  • Lau C and Schanler RJ (1996) Oral motor function in the neonate, Clinics Perinatol; 23: 161-178

Tools and Interventions to Enhance Infants’ Oral Feeding Performance
  • Lau C, (2018) From Surviving to Thriving: Boosting the Oral Feeding Performance of Premature Babies
  • Lau C, Fucile, S, Schanler RJ ( 2015) A self-paced oral feeding system that improves preterm infants’ oral feeding skills. J Neo Nursing; 21:121-126 (doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2014.08.004)
  • Lau C ( 2013) Is there an advantage for preterm infants to feed orally in an upright or sidelying position? Journal of Neonatal Nursing; 19: 28-32 (doi:10.1016/j.jnn.2012.03.013)
  • Lau C, Smith EO (2012) Interventions for improving the oral feeding performance of preterm infants. Acta Paediatr;101: e269-e274 (doi:10.1111/j.1651-2227.2012.02662.x)
  • Fucile S, McFarland DH, Gisel EG, Lau C ( 2012) Oral and nonoral sensorimotor interventions facilitate suck-swallow-respiration functions and their coordination in preterm infants. Early Hum Dev; 88:345-550 (doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2011.09.007).
  • Lau C, Fucile S, Gisel EG (2012) Impact of nonnutritive oral motor oral stimulation and infant massage on oral feeding skills in preterm infants. J Neonatal Perinatol Med; 5:311-317(doi: 10.3233/NPM-1262612)
  • Lau C and Smith EO (2011) A novel approach to assess oral feeding skills of preterm infants. Neonatology; 100:64-70 (doi:10.1159/000321987)
  • Fucile S, Gisel, E, McFarland DH, Lau C (2011) Oral and non-oral sensorimotor interventions enhance oral feeding performance in preterm infants. Dev Med Child Neurol; 53:829-835 (doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.04023.x)
  • Fucile S, Gisel E, Schanler RJ; Lau C (2009) A vacuum-free bottle enhances preterm infants’ nutritive sucking skills. Dysphagia; 24:145–151 (doi: 10.1007/s00455-008-9182-z)
  • Fucile S, Gisel E, Lau C (2005) Effect of an oral stimulation program on the maturation of sucking skills of preterm infants. Dev Med Child Neurol; 47: 158-162
  • Fucile S, Gisel, E, Lau C (2002) Oral stimulation accelerates the transition from tube to oral feeding in preterm infants. J Pediatr; 141: 230-236 (doi:10.1067/mpd.2002.125731)
  • Lau C, Kusnierczyk I (2001) Quantitative evaluation of infant’s nonnutritive and nutritive sucking. Dysphagia; 16: 58-67
  • Lau C, Schanler, RJ (2000) Oral feeding in infant: Advantage of a self-paced milk flow. Acta Paediatr; 89: 453-459

Breastfeeding
  • Breastfeeding Challenges and the Preterm Mother-Infant Dyad – A Conceptual Model Breastfeed Medicine2018; 13(1):8-17(doi:10.1089/bfm.2016.0206)
  • Lau C, Hurst N, Burns P, Schanler RJ (2004) Interaction of stress and lactation differs between mothers of premature singletons and multiples. In: LK Pickering, AL Morrow; GM Ruiz-Palacios, RJ Schanler (eds). Protecting infants through human milk- Advancing the scientific evidence. Adv Exp Med Biol; 554:313-316
  • Lau C, Hurst N, Burns P, Schanler RJ (2004) Interaction of stress and lactation differs between mothers of premature singletons and multiples. In: LK Pickering, AL Morrow; GM Ruiz-Palacios, RJ Schanler (eds). Protecting infants through human milk- Advancing the scientific evidence. Adv Exp Med Biol; 554:313-316
  • Lau, C (2001) Effects of stress on lactation. In: Schanler, RJ (ed). Breastfeeding 2001, Pt 1: The evidence for Breasfeeding, Pediatr Clin North Amer; 48: 221-234
  • Lau C, Hurst N (1999) Oral feeding in infants. Curr Problems Pediatr; 29: 101-128

Mother-Infant Dyad & Stress
  • Lau C, Turcich MR (2016) Parenting Stress as a Result of Very Low Birth Weight Delivery: Follow-Up to 12-Months. Society for Pediatric Research, Baltimore MD Apr30-May 3, 2016; E-PAS 2016:2839.331. (DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.22037.32485) (Manuscript in Preparation)
  • Zimmerman E, Lau C (2017) The development of the mother-infant mutualistic screening scale. J Ped Moth Care; 2(1):109 (DOI: 10.19104/japm.2017.107)
  • Lau C, Geddes D, Mizuno K, Schaal B (2012)The development of oral feeding skills in infants. Int J Pediatr:572341 (doi:10.1155/2012/572341)
  • Lau C, Hurst NM, Smith EO, Schanler RJ (2007) Ethnic/racial diversity, maternal stress, lactation, and very low birthweight (VLBW) infants. J. Perinatol; 27: 399-408
  • Lau C, Hurst N, Burns P, Schanler RJ (2004) Interaction of stress and lactation differs between mothers of premature singletons and multiples. In: LK Pickering, AL Morrow; GM Ruiz-Palacios, RJ Schanler (eds). Protecting infants through human milk- Advancing the scientific evidence. Adv Exp Med Biol; 554:313-316
  • Lau, C (2002) The effect of stress on lactation – Its significance for the preterm infant. In: Davis, MK, Isaacs CE, Hanson, L, Wright AL (eds). Integrating population outcomes, biological mechanisms, and research methods in the study of human milk and lactation. Adv Exp Med Biol; 503: 91-97
  • Lau, C (2001) Effects of stress on lactation. In: Schanler, RJ (ed). Breastfeeding 2001, Pt 1: The evidence for Breasfeeding, Pediatr Clin North Amer; 48: 221-234
  • Lau C, Hurst N (1999) Oral feeding in infants. Curr Problems Pediatr; 29: 101-128