Case 3: Your patient is a premature infant born at 35 weeks…

Case 3: Your patient is a premature infant born at 35 weeks gestation with a cleft lip and palate who is having difficulty feeding effectively and maintaining weight.   a). Describe the normal process of sucking in pre-term infants compared to full-term infants (1 point). Based on this limited patient history, why might your patient be experiencing swallowing difficulty? (1 point).