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spoonage1586
hand feeding1750
gavage1889
forced feeding1901
force-feeding1909
self-feeding1917
tube-feed1964
tube-feeding1964
1964 Lancet 26 Dec. 1349/2 Most babies were getting their first tube-feed within 2 hours of birth.
1980 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 21 June 1493/1 More work is needed to assess the relative merits of these proprietary diets compared with the tube feeds, prepared in hospitals.