UNC Hospitals Speech Therapy
We work with children of all ages who struggle with eating. Patients come to us with a wide range of conditions, including tongue-tie, cleft lip and palate, lockjaw, and feeding and swallowing disorders. Our goal is to offer personalized care focused on our patients' individual needs.
- Feeding and swallowing evaluations for infants and children
- Assessment of problems with breastfeeding
- Assessment of bottle feeding
- Maternal milk production
- Pumping assessment and flange fitting
- Speaking valve trials
- Instrumental swallow studies, including care with the UNC Swallowing Clinic
- Modified barium swallow study
- Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES)
Lactation services at UNC Hospitals Speech Therapy
Our speech therapy team partners with lactation consultants to help families who struggle with breastfeeding/chestfeeding. If you’ve worked with a lactation specialist and still need additional support, ask your pediatrician for a referral to our clinic.
