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AAP Grand Rounds 9:41-42 (2003)
© 2003 American Academy of Pediatrics

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Breastfeeding Reduces Pain During Newborn Procedures

Source: Carbajal R, Veerapen S, Couderc S, et al. Analgesic effect of breast feeding in term neonates: randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2003;326:13–17.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

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These authors investigated whether breastfeeding is effective for pain control during venipuncture in term neonates and comparable in effect to oral glucose combined with a pacifier. They conducted a randomized controlled trial among 180 breastfed term newborns undergoing venipuncture at Poissy-Saint Germain Hospital in Poissy, France. The infants were assigned to 1 of the following treatments while venipuncture of the dorsum of the hand was accomplished by 1 of 3 experienced nurses (45 to each treatment): breastfed; held in mother’s arms without . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Daniel R. Neuspiel, MD, MPH, FAAP
Pediatrics, Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Beth Israel Medical Center, Bronx, NY