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- Title
The effect of maternal voice and non-nutritional sucking on repeated procedural pain of heel prick in neonates: a quasi-experimental study.
- Authors
Chen, Yushuang; Zhou, Leshan; Tan, Yanjuan
- Abstract
Background: Neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit undergo frequent painful procedures. It is essential to reduce pain using safe and feasible methods. Purpose: To evaluate the effects of non-nutritional sucking, mother's voice, or non-nutritional sucking combined with mother's voice on repeated procedural pain in hospitalized neonates. Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted in which 141 neonates were selected in a hospital in Changsha, China. Newborns were divided into four groups: non-nutritional sucking (NNS) (n = 35), maternal voice (MV) (n = 35), NNS + MV (n = 34), and control (n = 37) groups. The Preterm Infant Pain Profile-Revised Scale (PIPP-R) was used to assess pain. Results: During the heel prick, the heart rate value and blood oxygen saturation were significantly different between the groups (P < 0.05). Both non-nutritional sucking and maternal voice significantly reduced PIPP-R pain scores of hospitalized newborns (P < 0.05). The pain-relief effect was more robust in the combined group than in other groups. Conclusions: This study showed that both non-nutritional sucking and the mother's voice alleviated repeated procedural pain in neonates. Therefore, these interventions can be used as alternatives to reduce repeated procedural pain.
- Subjects
CHANGSHA (Hunan Sheng, China); ANALGESIA; CONGENITAL hypothyroidism; HEEL pain; NEWBORN infants; PREMATURE infants; VOICE disorders; NEONATAL intensive care units; OXYGEN saturation
- Publication
BMC Pediatrics, 2024, Vol 24, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1471-2431
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12887-024-04738-7