Patterned auditory stimulation and suck dynamics in full‐term infants

Aim To determine whether patterned auditory stimuli, designed to mimic the natural burst‐pause pattern evident in non‐nutritive suck ( NNS ) with variations to the intraburst frequency, alter infants’ NNS and cardiorespiratory patterning. Methods Sixteen healthy full‐term infants participated in this study. Infants were fitted with electrocardiogram electrodes and a respiratory belt to measure cardiorespiratory patterning. Infants were offered a...