ISSN: 2572-0775
Department of Neontaology, Nepal Mediciti Hospital, Nakhkhu Ukalo Road, Nakhkhua Patan, Karyabinayak 44600, Nepal
Research Article
Feeding of Breast Milk to Relieve Pain during Skin and Venipuncture in Term Neonates: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s): Shyam Kumar Gupta, Bipin Karki, Varsha Verma, Ismat Jahan, Mohammad Kamrul Hassan Shabuj, Sadeka Choudhury Moni, Sanjoy Kumer Dey, Mohammod Shahidullah and M A Mannan*
Introduction: Increasing data suggest that neonatal pain has long-term consequences. Non-pharmacological
techniques (sucrose taste, pacifier suckling, breastfeeding) are effective and now widely used to combat minor
neonatal pain. This study examined the analgesic effect of breast feeding and EBM during a painful procedure in
healthy full-term newborns. Objective of the study: Analgesic effect of breast milk during a painful procedure in
healthy full-term newborns.
Methodology: A randomized controlled trial was conducted in department of neonatology, BSMMU, Dhaka,
Bangladesh. After taking consent from the parents/guardians, information was recorded in a data collection
form. Healthy term neonates who visited the NICU during study period for routine investigation was the study
population. Newborn who meet the inclusion crit.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2572-0775.22.7.217