Using Breastfeeding as Analgesia in Infants
Academic Level at Time of Presentation
Senior
Major
Nursing
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Jennifer Coleman
Presentation Format
Poster Presentation
Abstract/Description
Newborns undergo painful and invasive procedures throughout their first few days of life including immunizations and heel lancing. Unfortunately, many times there is not an emphasis on implementing pain-relieving interventions. Many facilities, when interventions are implemented, use interventions such as swaddling, oral glucose, or non-nutritive sucking to decrease pain. However, breastfeeding has been suggested, through evidence, to be more effective in reducing pain in neonates than other interventions while being culturally appropriate, natural, non-pharmacological, and also promoting maternal bond.
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Evidence Based Best Practices in Clinical Healthcare
Using Breastfeeding as Analgesia in Infants
Newborns undergo painful and invasive procedures throughout their first few days of life including immunizations and heel lancing. Unfortunately, many times there is not an emphasis on implementing pain-relieving interventions. Many facilities, when interventions are implemented, use interventions such as swaddling, oral glucose, or non-nutritive sucking to decrease pain. However, breastfeeding has been suggested, through evidence, to be more effective in reducing pain in neonates than other interventions while being culturally appropriate, natural, non-pharmacological, and also promoting maternal bond.