There is increasing recognition that parents play a critical role in promoting the health
outcomes of low birthweight and preterm infants. Despite a large body of literature on …

The burden of pain in newborn infants has been investigated in numerous studies, but little
is known about the appropriateness of the use of pain scales according to the specific type …

Both babies and their parents may experience a stay in the newborn intensive care unit
(NICU) as a traumatic or a 'toxic stress,'which can lead to dysregulation of the hypothalamic …

Infants born preterm (< 37 weeks of gestation) are particularly vulnerable to procedural
stress and pain exposure during neonatal intensive care, at a time of rapid and complex …

Infants born preterm are at a high risk for repeated pain exposure in early life. Despite valid
tools to assess pain in non-verbal infants and effective interventions to reduce pain …

Reflects a dramatic evolution in the concept of trauma-informed care in the NICU
Substantially revised and updated, the new edition of this acclaimed resource for neonatal …

Purpose Neonates are likely to experience numerous painful procedures in neonatal
intensive care units (NICUs). Parents have expressed a wish to be more involved in their …

Introduction: Parents' active involvement during painful procedures is considered a critical
first step in improving neonatal pain practices. Of the non-pharmacological approaches in …

All children have a right to appropriate prevention, assessment and control of their pain.
Managing Pain in Children is an evidence-based, practical guide to care in all areas of …

Neonates do experience pain and its management is necessary in order to prevent long-
term, as well as, short-term effects. The most common source of pain in the neonatal …