Among the many symptoms observed during the neonatal period, severe feeding and social skills deficencies are frequently reported in scientific literature.
In France, the diagnosis is made early, on average during the first weeks of life, enabling appropriate medical management and follow-up from the first stages of development.
Approx. 6500
PWS patients are born every year worldwide
Source : From Oprhanet
99%
Of neonates and infants with PWS present sucking and swallowing deficiencies
Source : Singh, 2018
1000
The first 1,000 days of life are recognized as a key phase of early development
Source : Report on the first 1000 days, French Ministry of Solidarity and Health, 2020
In neonates and infants with Prader-Willi Syndrome, early sucking and swallowing deficiencies are frequently reported in scientific literature, in association with severe hypotonia observed from birth. These difficulties can complicate oral feeding during the first weeks of life and, in some cases, require use of tube feeding to ensure adequate nutritional intake.
Feeding difficulties observed during the neonatal period may also put these individuals at risk for certain complications, particularly respiratory ones. These early manifestations require specialized medical care and close monitoring during the first months of life (Singh 2018, Bar 2017, Salehi 2017).
In neonates and infants with Prader-Willi Syndrome, the literature describes severe eating and social interaction disorders, which may include an inability to express hunger signals or a lack of responsiveness to interactions and stimulations (Miller, 2011; Tauber, 2017).
These early social interaction and attachment disorders are described as potentially being part of a specific neurodevelopmental trajectory and may be associated, in some individuals, with later changes in relational, emotional and cognitive development, as reported in scientific and institutional work (Report on the first 1000 days, Ministry of Solidarity and Health, 2020).
