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Aetiology

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Causes include:

  • infection
  • prematurity
  • hypoglycaemia
  • cerebral irritation or neuromotor disorder resulting in a poor sucking reflex
  • jaundice
  • heart failure
  • breathlessness, leading to inability to take the bottle or breast
  • congenital anomalies, including cleft palate

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