Diagnostic and therapeutic skin-breaking procedures have become ubiquitous in current
medical practice and neonatology does not constitute an exception. One of the main sources …

Purpose To investigate if nurses at neonatal units in Sweden have adopted national
guidelines when neonates are exposed to intravenous catheter, capillary heel prick …

Newborn infants experience acute pain with various medical procedures. Evidence
demonstrates that controlling pain in the newborn period is beneficial, improving …

The prevention of pain in neonates should be the goal of all caregivers because painful
exposures have the potential for deleterious consequences. Those neonates at greatest risk …

Unfortunately the history of pain management in infant care has included decades of
inadequate analgesia for a wide range of medical procedures, including major surgery. This …

Premature infants hospitalized after birth are exposed to repeated painful procedures as part
of their routine medical care. Early neonatal exposure to unmanaged pain has been linked …

Multiple lines of evidence suggest an increased sensitivity to pain in neonates. Repeated
and prolonged pain exposure may affect the subsequent development of pain systems, as …

BACKGROUND: Acute pain and distress during medical procedures are commonplace for
young children. OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of nonpharmacological interventions for …

Managing acute procedural pain effectively in preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care
unit remains a significant problem. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the efficacy …

The ASPMN strongly recommends that infants who are being circumcised must receive
optimal pain management.''If a decision for circumcision is made, procedural analgesia …