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As part of our ongoing commitment to the children of Florida, Beckman & Associates
offers a free clinic for healthy babies experiencing difficulty with nursing, whether
with breast, bottle or both. This service was initiated by Debra Beckman in 1990.
It is part of an ongoing study to determine the stressors that may impact oral skills
for healthy newborns. This service is for healthy babies of normal gestational development
(38 weeks or better), who have been seen by the pediatrician and by the lactation
consultant, and continue to have feeding difficulties for the mom (pain, bleeding
nipples, etc) or baby (poor weight gain, sleepy baby during eating, clamps on the
nipple, etc). The visit includes a Beckman Oral Motor Assessment and training for
the parents regarding any areas shown to need treatment. The parents practice the
techniques before leaving the clinic. To insure a happy visit, the baby should be
fed before the evaluation.
Please bring a video camera, tape and extra battery pack
or adapter to tape the evaluation and home program.
