Objective Preterm children face an elevated risk of neurodevelopmental delays and feeding difficulties, necessitating early assessment to support their long-term health. This study investigates swallowing disorders and oral sensory problems in children aged 3-10 years born preterm.

Methods Parents of preterm children completed two validated tools: the Pediatric Eating Assessment Tool (PEDI-EAT-10) to assess swallowing difficulties and the Oral Sensory Profile (Oral-SP) to evaluate oral sensory processing. Data collected included age, gender, gestational age, height, weight, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) stay duration, feeding methods (e.g., tube feeding, pacifier, bottle use), medical history, and prior interventions like speech-language therapy.

Inclusion Criteria:

Inclusion criteria were having a preterm child (born before 37 weeks), aged 3-10 years, being Turkish-speaking, and volunteering.

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants were excluded if they withdrew during data collection.

Participants were parents of children attending a state hospital's Pediatric Clinic.

The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to restrictions their containing information that could compromise the privacy of research participants.