Clinical Pediatrics: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2572-0775
ISSN: 2572-0775
Department of Neonatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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