Infants were offered oral feedings beginning at 32 weeks PMA. They were offered 2 oral feedings per day for 3 days (Days 1-3). The number of oral feedings offered per day increased by 1 feeding every other day until day 14 when they were offered 8 oral feedings each day (Days 4-5, 3 oral feeds offered; Days 6-7, 4 oral feeds offered; Days 8-9, 5 oral feeds offered; Days 10-11, 6 oral feeds offered; Days 12-13, 7 oral feeds offered; Day14, 8 oral feeds offered). Any feedings not offered orally were provided by gavage.

Infants were first offered oral feedings beginning at 32 weeks PMA. They were offered 8 oral feedings every day, at each of 8 scheduled daily feedings.

Infants were offered oral feedings beginning at 34 weeks PMA. They were offered 2 oral feedings per day for 3 days (Days 1-3). The number of oral feedings offered per day increased by 1 feeding every other day until day 14 when they were offered 8 oral feedings each day (Days 4-5, 3 oral feeds offered; Days 6-7, 4 oral feeds offered; Days 8-9, 5 oral feeds offered; Days 10-11, 6 oral feeds offered; Days 12-13, 7 oral feeds offered; Day14, 8 oral feeds offered). Any feedings not offered orally were provided by gavage.

Infants were offered oral feedings beginning at 34 weeks PMA. They were offered 8 oral feedings every day, at each of 8 scheduled daily feedings.

Includes 3 components: Proportion consumed (volume taken/volume ordered), rate of consumption (volume consumed/minutes of feeding); proficiency (volume taken in first 5 minutes of feeding/volume ordered)

Days to discharge from first oral feeding