When babies are born prematurely, many of them experience developmental complications along with a variety of medical problems. Many of these children also experience frequent hospital admissions. One of the leading causes of readmission is feeding difficulties, also known as dysphagia. Dysphagia is a condition in which swallowing is considered difficult or painful. This condition is commonly seen in premature infants due to their immature sucking and uncoordinated sucking, swallowing and breathing patterns. These problems can lead to delays in breastfeeding success, dehydration, and difficulty gaining weight. The harmful effects of dysphagia can be improved by a speech therapist. Oral motor intervention, OMI, is an intervention method that many speech-language pathologists use in the neonatal intensive care unit, NICU. OMI is defined as sensory stimulation of the lips, jaw, tongue, soft palate, pharynx, larynx, and respiratory muscles that are considered to influence the physiological basis of the oropharyngeal mechanism. This is done to improve the function of the oropharyngeal mechanism. This intervention has two types: non-nutritive sucking (NNS) and oral stimulation. NNS is used as a transition from tube feeding to breastfeeding. This technique involves the use of a pacifier which allows newborns to learn sucking behaviors, improve digestion of enteral feedings. This has the potential to reduce the length of hospital stay in premature babies. The oral stimulation technique involves gentle pressure on the lips, cheeks, tongue and other oral structures. However, there is no consistent data demonstrating that oral motor intervention has positive effects on preterm infants. This study examines other academic articles that… mid-article… were found to be consistent across all articles. further research and studies are needed to ensure the credibility of the intervention. The credibility of this article is demonstrated by: the names and addresses of the author identified at the beginning of the article. The article also contained information and words specific to the field of study, dysphagia. Sources have also been cited throughout and at the end of the article. The data tables showed the results of their findings. ReferencesArvedson, J., Clark, H., Frymark, T., Lazarus, C., & Schooling, T. (2010). Evidence-based systematic review: Effects of oral motor interventions on feeding and swallowing in preterm infants. American Journal of Speech Pathology, 19(4), 321-340. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com2048/ps/i.do?action=interpret&id=GALE 7CA241628059&v=2.1&u=txshracd2557&it=r&p=HRCA&sw=w&authCount=1