System for tracking and analyzing functional feeding

A method for assessing feeding activity of a baby, the method comprising:

• positioning a housing over a feeding interface configured to contact one or more oral structures of the baby;
• detecting, via a plurality of sensors disposed on or within the housing, pressures exerted by the baby during feeding;
• transmitting sensor signals from the plurality of sensors to a data collection module;
• processing the sensor signals to generate one or more feeding metrics based on detected pressure patterns;
• and
• outputting the one or more feeding metrics for presentation to a user, the feeding metrics comprising at least one of latch quality, tongue movement, lip seal integrity, or suck-swallow-breathe coordination.

A computer program product for use on a computer system, the computer program product comprising a tangible, non-transient computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon, the computer readable program code comprising:

• program code for positioning a housing over a feeding interface configured to contact one or more oral structures of the baby;
• program code for detecting, via a plurality of sensors disposed on or within the housing, pressures exerted by the baby during feeding;
• program code for transmitting sensor signals from the plurality of sensors to a data collection module;
• program code for processing the sensor signals to generate one or more feeding metrics based on detected pressure patterns;
• and
• program code for outputting the one or more feeding metrics for presentation to a user, the feeding metrics comprising at least one of latch quality, tongue movement, lip seal integrity, or suck-swallow-breathe coordination.