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"As a consultant orthodontist working in a cleft lip and palate unit I see approximately 60 cleft babies a year…the majority of babies with clefts of the secondary palate have problems with feeding. The introduction of the Haberman Feeder has changed our treatment management dramatically. All cleft palate babies are introduced to the Haberman Feeder at birth.
The need for feeding plates has been reduced to almost nil and babies are being discharged far earlier than was previously the case. I am most enthusiastic about the Haberman Feeder and appreciate these comments are subjective. However, I have had considerable experience in managing neo nates with congenital deformity and regard the Haberman Feeder as an essential part of my clinical armamentarium."
Allan R. Thom B.D.S., (Lond).F.D.S., L.D.S., M'Orth., D'Orth., R.C.S., Eng.
Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, UK;
Tunbridge Wells Independent Hospital, UK;
Guy's Hospital, London Bridge, UK
"We have used the Haberman Feeder with approximately 20 infants. 14 of the 20 infants were successful in bottling with the Haberman Feeder*. 12 of those 14 were able to advance to more traditional nipples prior to discharge from the newborn or paediatric intensive care unites and two infants were discharged home.
Overall, the Haberman Feeder has been very helpful in meeting the special needs of infants with diversity of etiologies for their feeding dysfunction. It has been a useful therapeutic tool in assisting most infants to improve sufficiently that they were able to bottle with more traditional nipples or breast feed.
Kris Morse RPT MS, St. Mary's Medical Centre, USA
"You have no idea how much easier my job has been since discovering your Haberman bottle. Here in Gloucestershire many babies with feeding problems have benefited from your bottle and at a recent meeting with the plastic surgeon and consultant orthodontist I requested that all maternity units throughout the county should have a supply of your bottles in readiness for cleft palate babies or others with feeding difficulties. They agreed so I hope that regular orders will come your way.
Joan Davis, Senior Speech Therapist,
Cleft Palate Team, Cheltenham & District Health Authority, UK.
"I am writing to say how impressive your feeder is. I recently attended a lecture given on cleft lip and palate where the Haberman Feeder was praised for its simplicity and effectiveness.
I managed to borrow one from the local paediatric unit for a baby on my caseload who at seven weeks had failed to adopt an effective suck when feeding. The baby is now feeding well using the Haberman, is no longer troubled by colic and mum is able to get her much needed sleep."
P.G. Breeze, Health Visitor
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