• J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. · Mar 2014

    Controlled Clinical Trial

    Effect of Kangaroo mother care in reducing pain due to heel prick among preterm neonates: a crossover trial.

    • Ambika Gnanam Chidambaram, S Manjula, B Adhisivam, and B Vishnu Bhat.
    • Neonatal Division, Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) , Pondicherry , India.
    • J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. 2014 Mar 1;27(5):488-90.

    BackgroundPreterm neonates undergo several painful procedures in NICU including heel prick for blood sugar monitoring. Nonpharmacological interventions have been tried to decrease this procedural pain. There are only few studies on Kangaroo mother care (KMC) in reducing pain among preterm neonates.MethodThis crossover trial was conducted at a tertiary care teaching hospital in south India. Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP) related to heel prick was assessed in 50 preterm neonates undergoing KMC and compared with 50 preterm babies without KMC.ResultsPIPP scores at 15 minutes and 30 minutes after heel prick were significantly less in KMC group compared to control group. Mean PIPP difference between baseline and 30 minutes after heel prick was also significantly low in KMC group compared to control group.ConclusionKMC is effective in reducing pain due to heel prick among preterm babies.

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