Faculty Directory
Britt Frisk Pados
Assistant Professor
Britt Frisk Pados
Ph.D., RN, NNP-BC, CLC, FAHA, FNAP
Contact
Maloney Hall 268
Telephone: 617-552-4088
Email: britt.pados@bc.edu
Education
- B.S.N., Boston College
- M.S.N., University of Pennsylvania
- Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Research Interests
Feeding difficulty in infants and young children with medical complexity, particularly those born preterm and with congenital heart disease; Biobehavioral methodologies, including physiologic, biochemical, and behavioral measures; Heart rate variability; Instrument development
Expertise
- Neonatal Care
- Nutrition
Selected Publications
- Pados, B.F., Repsha, C., & Hill, R.R. (2021). The Gastrointestinal and Gastroesophageal Reflux (GIGER) Scale for Infants and Toddlers. Global Pediatric Health, 8, 1-8. doi: 10.1177/2333794X211033130
- Pados, B.F., Briceno, G., Feaster, V., & Gregory, K. (2021). Preterm infants born before 32 weeks gestation experience more symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux in the first 6 months of life than infants born at later gestational ages. Pediatric Medicine, 4, 12. doi: 10.21037/pm-20-100
- Pados, B.F. (2021). Milk flow rates from bottle nipples: What we know and why it matters. Nursing for Women’s Health, 25(3), 229-235. doi: 10.1016/j.nwh.2021.03.006
- Pados, B.F., Hill, R.R., Yamasaki, J.T., Litt, J.S., & Lee, C.S. (2021). Prevalence of problematic feeding in young children born prematurely: a meta-analysis. BMC Pediatrics, 21, 110. doi: 10.1186/s12887-021-02574-7
- Pados, B.F. & Feaster, V. (2021). Effect of formula type and preparation on International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative thickness level and milk flow rates from bottle teats. The American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 30(1), 260-265. doi: 10.1044/2020_AJSLP-20-00272
- Pados, B.F. & Mellon, M. (2021). Effect of thickening on flow rates through bottle nipples. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 50(1), 78-87. doi: 10.1016/j.jogn.2020.09.153
- Marshall, J., Clarke, S., Escott, C., & Pados, B.F. (2020). Assessing the flow rate of different bottles and teats for neonates with feeding difficulties: An Australian context. Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 27(4), 285-290. doi: 10.1016/j.jnn.2020.11.014
- Hill, R.R., Lee, C.S., & Pados, B.F. (2020). The prevalence of ankyloglossia in children less than one year of age: A systematic review & meta-analysis. Pediatric Research, 90, 259-266. doi: 10.1038/s41390-020-01239-y
- Pados, B.F., Johnson, J., & Nelson, M. (2020). Neonatal Eating Assessment Tool – Mixed Breastfeeding and Bottle-feeding: Reference values and factors associated with problematic feeding symptoms in healthy, full-term infants. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000000476
- Hill, R., Park, J., & Pados, B.F. (2020). Bottle-feeding challenges in preterm-born infants in the first 7 months of life. Global Pediatric Health, 7, 1-14. doi: 10.1177/2333794X20952688
- Hill, R.R. & Pados, B.F. (2020). Symptoms of problematic feeding in infants under 1 year of age undergoing frenotomy: A review article. Acta Paediatrica, 109, 2502-2514. doi: 10.1111/apa.15473
- Pados, B.F. & Fuller, K. (2020). Establishing a foundation for optimal feeding outcomes in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Nursing for Women’s Health, 24(3), 202-209. doi: 10.1016/j.nwh.2020.03.007
- Pados, B.F. & Basler, A. (2020). Gastrointestinal symptoms in healthy, full-term infants under 7 months of age. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 53, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2020.03.011
- Pados, B.F. & Yamasaki, J.T. (2020). Symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux in healthy, full-term infants less than 7 months old. Nursing for Women’s Health, 24(2), 84-90. doi: 10.1016/j.nwh.2020.01.006
- Pados, B.F. & Davitt, E.S. (2020). Pathophysiology of gastroesophageal reflux disease in infants and non-pharmacologic strategies for symptom management. Nursing for Women’s Health, 24(2), 101-114. doi: 10.1016/j.nwh.2020.01.005
- Pados, B.F. & Hess, F. (2020). Systematic review of the effects of skin-to-skin care on short-term physiologic stress outcomes in preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. Advances in Neonatal Care, 20(1), 48-58. doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000596
- McGlothen-Bell, K., Cleveland, L., & Pados, B.F. (2019). To consent, or not to consent, that is the question: Ethical issues of informed consent for the use of donor human milk in the NICU setting. Advances in Neonatal Care, 19(5), 371-375. doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000651
- Pados, B.F. & Hill, R. (2019). Parents’ descriptions of feeding their young infants. Nursing for Women’s Health, 23(5), 404-413. doi: 10.1016/j.nwh.2019.08.001
- Pados, B.F., Park, J., & Thoyre, S. (2019). The Neonatal Eating Assessment Tool – Breastfeeding: Reference values for infants less than 7 months old. Journal of Human Lactation, 36(2), 236-244. doi: 10.1177/0890334419869598
- Pados, B.F., Thoyre, S.M., & Galer, K. (2019). Neonatal Eating Assessment Tool – Mixed Breastfeeding and Bottle-Feeding (NeoEAT – Mixed Feeding): Factor analysis and psychometric properties. Maternal Health, Neonatology, and Perinatology, 5(12), 1-15. doi: 10.1186/s40748-019-0107-7
- Pados, B.F. & McGlothen-Bell, K. (2019). Benefits of infant massage for infants and parents in the neonatal intensive care unit. Nursing for Women’s Health, 23(2), 265-271. doi: 10.1016/j.nwh.2019.03.004
- Pados, B.F., Park, J., & Thoyre, S. (2019). The Neonatal Eating Assessment Tool – Bottle-feeding: Norm-reference values for infants less than 7 months old. Clinical Pediatrics, 58(8), 857-863. doi: 10.1177/0009922819839234
- Pados, B., Thoyre, S., Park, J., Estrem, H., & McComish, C. (2019). Development and content validation of the Child Oral and Motor Proficiency Scale (ChOMPS). Journal of Early Intervention, 41(3), 220-232. doi: 10.1177/1053815119841091
- Pados, B.F., Park, J., & Dodrill, P. (2019). Know the flow: Milk flow rates from bottle nipples used in the hospital and after discharge. Advances in Neonatal Care, 19(1), 32-41. doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000538
- Pados, B.F. (2019). Physiology of stress and use of skin-to-skin care as a stress-reducing intervention in the neonatal intensive care unit. Nursing for Women’s Health, 23(1), 59-70. doi: 10.1016/j.nwh.2018.11.002
- Pados, B.F. (2019). Symptoms of problematic feeding in children with CHD compared to healthy peers. Cardiology in the Young, 29(2), 152-161. doi: 10.1017/S1047951118001981
- Pados, B.F., Thoyre, S.M., & Park, J. (2018). Age-based norm-reference values for the Pediatric Eating Assessment Tool. Pediatric Research, 84(2), 233-239. doi: 10.1038/s41390-018-0067-z
- Pados, B.F., Thoyre, S.M., Estrem, H., Park, J., & McComish, C. (2018). Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Neonatal Eating Assessment Tool – Bottle feeding (NeoEAT – Bottle feeding). Advances in Neonatal Care, 18(3), 232-242. doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000494
- Pados, B., Thoyre S., Estrem, H., Park, J., & McComish, C. (2018). Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Neonatal Eating Assessment Tool –Breastfeeding. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 47, 396-414. doi: 10.1016/j.jogn.2018.02.014
- Pados, B.F., Thoyre, S.M., & Park, J. (2018). Age-based norm-reference values for the Child Oral and Motor Proficiency Scale. Acta Paediatrica, 107(8), 1427-1432. doi: 10.1111/apa.14299
- Pados, B., Estrem, H., Thoyre, S., Park, J., & McComish, C. (2017). The Neonatal Eating Assessment Tool: Development and content validation. Neonatal Network: The Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 36(6), 359-67. doi: 10.1891/0730-0832.36.6.359
- Pados, B., Thoyre, S., Knafl, G., & Nix, W.B. (2017). Heart rate variability as a feeding intervention outcome measure in the preterm infant. Advances in Neonatal Care, 17(5), E10-20. doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000430. PMCID: PMC5679008
- Pados, B.F., Thoyre, S.M., Estrem, H.H., Park, J., Knafl, G.J., & Nix, B. (2017). Effects of milk flow on the physiologic and behavioral responses to feeding in an infant with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Cardiology in the Young, 27(1), 139-153. doi: 10.1017/S1047951116000251
- Pados, B.F., Park, J., Estrem, H., & Awotwi, A. (2016). Assessment tools for evaluation of oral feeding in infants younger than 6 months. Advances in Neonatal Care, 16(2), 143-150. doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000255
- Pados, B., Park, J., Thoyre, S., Estrem, H., & Nix, B. (2016). Milk flow rates from bottle nipples used after hospital discharge. MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 41(4), 237-243. doi: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000244.
- Pados, B.F., Park, J., Thoyre, S., Estrem, H., & Nix, W.B. (2015). Milk flow rates from bottle nipples used for feeding infants who are hospitalized. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 24 (4), 671 - 679. doi:10.1044/2015_AJSLP-15-0011
- Pados, B.F. & Philip, A. (2008). The blue baby blues: A rare case of cyanosis in the newborn. Journal of Pediatric Healthcare, 22(3), 190-195.
- Pados, B.F. (2007). Safe transition to home: Preparing the near-term infant for discharge. Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews, 7(2), 106-113.
Selected Appointments and awards
- 2020: Distinguished Fellow, National Academies of Practice (NAP) in Nursing
- 2020: Award for Excellence in Teaching and Clinical Research, Boston College School of Nursing
- 2020: Elected Fellow of the American Heart Association
- 2020: Advances in Neonatal Care 2020 Research Article of the Year Award
- 2019: Sigma Theta Tau International Alpha Chi Chapter - Mentor Award
- 2017: Neonatal Network 2017 Manuscript of Excellent Merit Award
- 2017: National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) Research Abstract Award
- 2017: Sigma Theta Tau International Alpha Chi Chapter Annual Spring Research Program, Outstanding Poster Award 1st Place
- 2017: UNC-CH School of Nursing Laurel Archer Copp Literary Achievement Award
- 2016: MCN, The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing 2016 Research Paper of the Year Award
- 2015: UNC-CH School of Nursing Global Health Scholar Award
- 2015: UNC-CH School of Nursing Research Scholar Presentation Award
- 2014: UNC-CH School of Nursing PhD Travel Award
- 2003–present: Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Member Alpha Chi and
- Alpha Alpha chapters
- 2009: Southern Nursing Research Society Doctoral Student Poster Award, 1st Place
- 2009: Southern Nursing Research Society Parent/Child Research Interest Group Poster
- Award
- 2003: Boston College William F. Connell School of Nursing Leadership Award
- 2003: Boston College William F. Connell School of Nursing Gorman Award