In this video, Amy Long Carerra, MS, RD, goes through the steps of how to gravity feed, and gives tips to make the process go smoothly.

Gravity feeding is a way to deliver formula through your feeding tube. With this feeding method, formula flows out of a bag and into your tube by gravity. This method is slower than feeding with a syringe and uses a roller clamp on the bag’s tubing to control the rate. Most people who gravity feed take a… Continue reading Tube Feeding: How to Gravity Feed

In this video, watch Shield HealthCare's Registered Dietitian's show viewers how to bolus feed , also known as syringe feeding.

Bolus feeding is a type of feeding method using a syringe to deliver formula through your feeding tube. It may also be called syringe or gravity feeding.

Read our most recent article about ENFit by clicking here. By now, you have likely heard about the new ENFit Enteral Connectors and the revised timeline released by the Global Enteral Device Supplier Association (GEDSA). The GROW community wants to make sure that all parents of tube-fed children are aware of the changes that are on… Continue reading The New ENFit Enteral Connectors for Feeding Tubes and More

The Shield Story Shield HealthCare was founded in 1957 as a small prescription pharmacy business and has since developed not only as a leading provider of incontinence, urology, ostomy, enteral nutrition, and wound products, but also as a partner in the day-to-day lives of our customers. The Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Company purchased Shield in 1990, and in 2006 the… Continue reading History of Shield HealthCare

In case of enteral feeding pump failure due to temporary power outage, you should have a backup plan with an emergency gravity feeding kit.

Prevent infection related to tube feeding with proper daily care. Learn about how to prevent gastrointestinal & skin infection around the feeding tube site.

Here you'll find a list of suggestions for helping keep your tube-fed patients safe by following these practices. Find other tube-feeding resources as well!

Join Together For Better Care On February 28th we recognize Rare Disease Day across the United States and around the world.  In the United States, a rare disease is defined as a disease that affects less than 200,000 people.  There are nearly 7,000 rare diseases and disorders in the U.S. Rare diseases affect approximately 30 million Americans,… Continue reading Recognizing Rare Disease Day