Graduates in Medicine, Nursing, Midwifery, Dentistry, Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Psychiatry, and Speech Therapy.

1. Evaluation and intervention in neonatal and infant sucking, swallowing, and dysphagia, acquiring advanced skills to detect and treat functional alterations through speech therapy, both in breastfeeding and the transition to solid foods.

2. Comprehensive physiotherapy approach for infants, working on the orofacial, craniofacial, digestive, and respiratory systems, with special attention to prematurity, postural alterations, primary reflexes, and suck-swallow-breathe coordination.

3. Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment from pediatric dentistry, focusing on orofacial development, tongue mobility, ankyloglossia, oral breathing, and their impact on breastfeeding, facial growth, and oral health.

4. Clinical and emotional support for breastfeeding, from nursing, midwifery, and lactation consulting, integrating anatomical, physiological, psychological, and social knowledge, and addressing complex situations such as pain, low milk supply, breastfeeding grief, or therapeutic decisions.

5. Practical and interdisciplinary work in specialized teams, through hands-on practice with speech therapy, physiotherapy, pediatric dentistry, and lactation professionals, preparing you for real clinical practice and proper referral.

If you choose the University Expert Title in Neonatal and Infant Sucking Disorders, you are selecting a specialized training program that enables you to understand and address sucking and swallowing difficulties affecting breastfeeding, improving early detection of alterations and helping prevent premature or undesired weaning, from an interdisciplinary perspective in the field of maternal-child health.

Program Directors:

Alba Padró and Anna Montmany

Faculty

• Laia Aguilar
• Júlia Cañero
• Raquel Garcia Ezquerda
• Almudena Gil
• Dalma González
• Yndira González
• Marta Jimenez
• Anna Martin
• Ruth Mayné
• Anna Montmany
• Belén Ordóñez
• Alba Padró
• Sílvia Parri
• Mireia Pardàs
• Juancho de Quixano
• Guida Rubio
• Marta Valentín
• Andrea Vallés
• Esther Vallés