The effect of two different methods used during peripheral venous blood collection on pain reduction in neonates

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The purpose of the present study was to examine and compare the analgesic effects of breast feeding and sucrose solutions in reducing pain due to venipuncture in term neonates. 102 term infants requiring a venous blood sample for routine screening of phenylketonuria (n=26) and hyperbilirubinemia (n= 76) were included in the study. The participants were allocated into one of the sucrose, breast ...