Table 1 - Gestational ages for swallowing and sucking
From the following article
Swallowing and feeding in infants and young children
Joan C. Arvedson
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo17
Swallowing function | Gestational age (weeks) |
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Pharyngeal swallow | 10–14 |
True suckling | 18–24 |
Tongue cupping | 28 |
Sustain nutrition totally orally | 34–37 |