A collection of clinical and animal studies suggest that exposure to pain during the neonatal period leads to long-term changes in neural circuitry and behavior, contradicting the theory that infa ...

Background: Babies admitted to the Neonatal Units (NNUs) are exposed to a number of potentially painful procedures. Moreover, the babies are unable to communicate their suffering from pain.

Purpose: To examine the issue of pain assessment in infants by acquiring all available published pain assessment tools and evaluating their reported reliability, validity, clinical utility, and ...

Despite the 1999 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement indicating that routine neonatal circumcision ... to relieve circumcision pain and discomfort. Penile nerve blocks, local ...

The study found that the optimal pain-reducing stroking speed was about ... skin care - makes a real difference directly to babies in neonatal care and also helps parents to bond with their ...

Tony Chambers was chief executive of the Countess of Chester Hospital at the time the nurse murdered seven babies and ...

By Chioma Obinna To combat neonatal jaundice in Nigeria, Reckitt, a global leader in health, hygiene, and nutrition, has ...