Early human development
-
Early human development · Apr 2004
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialFeeding and oral glucose--additive effects on pain reduction in newborns.
The aims of this study were to compare the pain reducing effect of oral glucose with that of being breast-fed shortly before venipuncture in newborns, and also the pain score and crying time with parents' assessment. ⋯ Breast-feeding shortly before venipuncture has no major impact on the pain score but on crying time. The combination of oral glucose and breast-feeding shows the lowest pain score and significantly shorter duration of crying.