Evaluation of analgesic effect of skin-to-skin contact compared to oral glucose in preterm neonates.

Borges de Sousa Freire, Nájala; Batista Santos Garcia, João; Carvalho Lamy, Zeni

doi:10.1016/j.pain.2008.02.031

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Evaluation of analgesic effect of skin-to-skin contact compared to oral glucose in preterm neonates.

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Nájala Borges de Sousa Freire

João Batista Santos Garcia

Zeni Carvalho Lamy

Abstract

Nonpharmacological interventions are important alternatives for pain relief during minor procedures in preterm neonates. Skin-to-skin contact or kangaroo mother care is a human and efficient way of caring for low-weight preterm neonates. The aim of the present study was to assess the analgesic effec...

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