Paediatric
Speech,Language and Feeding Therapy
Paediatric
Speech,Language and Feeding Therapy
Welcome to the Children's Feeding Clinic. We specialise in the treatment of feeding difficulties
in babies and children.
What we do:
Feeding difficulties can potentially result in poor growth and suboptimal development. It can also cause considerable family stress. The Children's Feeding Clinic (CFC) offer a multidisciplinary approach to the assessment and management of a wide spectrum of feeding problems in babies and children with and without underlying disease difficulties.
The cause of the feeding difficulty is often multifactorial. It requires assessment by a range of professionals specialised in paediatric feeding difficulties. These include specialist speech and language therapists and paediatric dietitians. We may also refer children to a specialist paediatric psychologist, a paediatric occupational therapist and/or we range of paediatricians of various specialities, depending on the presenting problem and the needs of the child.
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Who we work with:
Every child and their family is unique and therefore require an individualised and unique approach to intervention. Babies and children are referred usually to our clinic due to:
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Poor weight gain due to insufficient food intake
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Food refusal
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Fussy eating
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Swallowing difficulties
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Vomiting/posseting associated with eating and/or drinking
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Difficulty in progression of food textures
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Breast feeding difficulties
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Difficulty with weaning
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Sucking and chewing difficulties
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Weaning of tube feeding
How we can help:
Children who do not receive timely and appropriate management of their feeding difficulties are at an increased risk of:
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Aspiration i.e. food entering the airway
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Respiratory infection
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Choking
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Poor nutrition and weight loss
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Poor health
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Hospital admission due to respiratory illness
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Anxiety and distress within the family
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Reduced quality of life
The Children's Feeding Clinic supports children to achieve their full potential with eating and drinking development and provide support to parents in managing stressful situations around meal times.
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