Babies born prematurely often are not able to suck properly and feed themselves.  In the neonatal intensive care unit they need to be trained to be bottle fed by the neonatal nurse which is stressful for the baby and expensive for the hospital.

The PAL device took 10 years of product development, but is now being sold across the US.

Studies are showing that the PAL device hastens learning byn the infant and will minimize mental health and behavioural issues later in life.

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