Patterned Experience for Preterm Infants

"* The caregiver's hand over the shoulder area and the other hand over the lower extremities during feeding in the incubator, swaddling or holding outside the incubator.~* Nonnutritive sucking will be offered to infants.~* Blood work will be collected for inflammatory cytokines.~* Saliva will be collected for genetic analysis~* Saliva will be collected in 10 infant sub study for cortisol pre and post feedings~* All scheduled feedings will include an opportunity for the infant to try feeding orally by bottle or breast while being held in a swaddled flexed position.~* Once bottle feedings are initiated, infants will be observed twice a week utilizing the computer data acquisition system.~* Follow up visits will occur at 2,6and 24 months corrected age."