Healthy full-term infants were enrolled in a longitudinal study designed to examine the development of infant eating behavior. Infant weight and length was measured, mothers completed questionnaires regarding infant eating behaviors, and infant sucking behavior was quantified using the NFANT device during a typical feeding. The predictive value of the NFANT-generated sucking metrics for infant weight gain was evaluated.
Feldman, Keith, Katharine Asta, Ashley N. Gearhardt, Julie M. Sturza, Danielle Appugliese, Alison L. Miller, Katherine Rosenblum, Kai Ling Kong, Amanda K. Crandall, and Julie C. Lumeng. "Characterization of a Vigorous sucking style in early infancy and its predictive value for weight gain and eating behaviors at 12 months." Appetite (2023): 106525.