#257 - Premature Babies + The Sensory System: Activities to Promote Integration

Today’s episode is diving into a question that we received from a listener.

“I have a preemie (32 weeks) and would love to see content on preemies as I know their sensory experience for the first few months of life are quite different and their development is likely going to be off as well.”

Get ready for some tips and tricks that you can implement in infancy, such as support for primitive reflexes, ideas for different sensory experiences, and feeding strategies. We also dive into tips for toddlers as well.

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Infant and Toddler Sensory Development

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Article: Sensory Processing Disorders in Premature Infants
Article: Moro Reflex
Article: Development of Sensory Processing in Premature Infants and Implications for Evidence-Based Music Therapy in the NICU
Article: Premature Infant Oral Motor Intervention
Article: Assessment of Primitive Reflexes in High-risk Newborns
Article: Retention of Primitive Reflexes and Delayed Motor Development in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Sensational Brain - The Role of OT in the NICU