Aetiology
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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