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Campbell-Yeo M, MacNeil M, McCord H. Pain in Neonates: Perceptions and Current Practices. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am 2024; 36:193-210. [PMID: 38705688 DOI: 10.1016/j.cnc.2023.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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All newborns experience pain during routine care, which can have long-lasting negative effects. Despite the availability of effective methods to prevent and reduce pain, most infants will receive ineffective or no treatment. Optimal pain management includes the reduction of the number of procedures performed, routine pain assessment and the use of effective pain-reducing interventions, most notably breastfeeding, skin-to-skin contact and sweet-tasting solutions. Parents are an essential component of the comprehensive assessment and management of infant pain; however, a gap exists regarding the uptake of parent-led interventions and the engagement of families. Practice recommendations for infant pain care are discussed.
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- Marsha Campbell-Yeo
- Faculty of Health, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; MOM-LINC Lab, IWK Health, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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- Faculty of Health, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; MOM-LINC Lab, IWK Health, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. https://twitter.com/morganxmacneil
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- Faculty of Health, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; MOM-LINC Lab, IWK Health, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Hirani SAA, Ratushniak A. Analgesic Role of Breastfeeding: Analysis of Effectiveness, Implementation Barriers, and Strategies to Promote Evidence-Based Practice. CLINICAL LACTATION 2023. [DOI: 10.1891/cl.2022-0020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Objective:Exposure to painful stimuli serves as toxic stress for infants, increasing their subsequent pain sensitivity and resulting in neurodevelopmental impairments. Besides offering nutritional, psychological, immunological, and economic benefits, breastfeeding is reported as the most effective analgesia for the management of minor procedural pain in infants. Although breastfeeding holds several advantages, implementation of this nonpharmacological intervention is still uncommon in many clinical settings.Methods:This scoping review presents an analysis of 29 clinical trials that compare the effectiveness of breastfeeding with other nonpharmacological methods.Findings:Breastfeeding is an efficacious analgesia compared with sucrose, sweet solutions, and other nonpharmacological methods. When used alone or in combination with other nonpharmacological interventions, breastfeeding reduces infants’ biobehavioral responses to pain and promotes faster physiologic recovery after painful procedures. Breastfeeding is recommended as the first choice whenever feasible. Barriers to the uptake of this effective pain management method in clinical practice include misinformation/inconsistent use of evidence, an infant’s impaired sucking reflex, maternal–child separation, the workload of healthcare professionals, a lack of parental involvement, assumptions of healthcare providers, and a lack of adequate information/guidance for parents. Strategies to promote the uptake of breastfeeding for the management of procedural pain in infants include an effective partnership between healthcare providers and breastfeeding mothers, knowledge mobilization resources in multiple languages, informational support and media campaigns, and experiential learning opportunities for breastfeeding mothers.Conclusions:Successful implementation of baby-friendly hospital initiatives, a patient-centered approach, family-centered care, and the collaborative efforts of healthcare providers in all healthcare settings is recommended to promote the uptake of breastfeeding as analgesia.
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Furtak SL, Gay CL, Kriz RM, Bisgaard R, Bolick SC, Lothe B, Cormier DM, Joe P, Sasinski JK, Kim JH, Lin CK, Sun Y, Franck LS. What parents want to know about caring for their preterm infant: A longitudinal descriptive study. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2021; 104:2732-2739. [PMID: 33966954 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Revised: 04/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To describe the characteristics of parent knowledge needs and skill acquisition over the course of their infant's neonatal intensive care unit hospitalization. METHODS 148 parents/guardians of infants ≤33 week gestation enrolled during the usual care phase of a multi-site quasi-experimental study, completing weekly surveys about their learning needs for the coming week and skills learned in the past week. RESULTS The topics of most interest or concern for parents included feeding their infant and their infant's medical course. Knowledge needs varied by phase of hospitalization (early, middle, late) and by parent age, prior parenting experience, infant gestational age and hospital length of stay. The most common skills learned related to feeding and basic infant care. The number of skills parents reported learning each week varied by parent age, gender, and education. CONCLUSIONS Parents of preterm infants expressed specific learning needs and acquisition of skills that varied over the course of the hospitalization and by parent and infant characteristics. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS The findings can be used to improve parent learning experiences so that they can become full partners in their infant's caregiving and are better prepared to care for their infant after discharge. STUDY REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov, ID NCT03418870.
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- Stephannie L Furtak
- Department of Family Health Care Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Family Health Care Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Family Health Care Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Nursing, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, USA
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- NICU and Pediatrics, Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno, USA
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- Division of Neonatology, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland, USA
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, Santa Monica, USA
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- Division of Neonatology, University of California, San Diego, USA
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- Division of Neonatology, Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara, USA
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- Division of Neonatology, UCSF Department of Pediatrics, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Family Health Care Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, USA.
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Ullsten A, Andreasson M, Eriksson M. State of the Art in Parent-Delivered Pain-Relieving Interventions in Neonatal Care: A Scoping Review. Front Pediatr 2021; 9:651846. [PMID: 33987153 PMCID: PMC8112545 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.651846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Introduction: Parents' active involvement during painful procedures is considered a critical first step in improving neonatal pain practices. Of the non-pharmacological approaches in use, the biopsychosocial perspective supports parent-delivered interventions, in which parents themselves mediate pain relief, consistent with modern family-integrated care. This scoping review synthesizes the available research to provide an overview of the state of the art in parent-delivered pain-relieving interventions. Methods: A scoping review was performed to achieve a broad understanding of the current level of evidence and uptake of parent-driven pain- and stress-relieving interventions in neonatal care. Results: There is a strong evidence for the efficacy of skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding, preferably in combination. These parent-delivered interventions are safe, valid, and ready for prompt introduction in infants' pain care globally. Research into parents' motivations for, and experiences of, alleviating infant pain is scarce. More research on combined parent-delivered pain alleviation, including relationship-based interventions such as the parent's musical presence, is needed to advance infant pain care. Guidelines need to be updated to include infant pain management, parent-delivered interventions, and the synergistic effects of combining these interventions and to address parent involvement in low-income and low-tech settings. Conclusions: A knowledge-to-practice gap currently remains in parent-delivered pain management for infants' procedure-related pain. This scoping review highlights the many advantages of involving parents in pain management for the benefit not only of the infant and parent but also of health care.
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- Alexandra Ullsten
- Center for Clinical Research, Region Värmland, Karlstad, Sweden
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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Sacks E, Khumalo P, Tsabedze B, Montgomery W, Mthethwa N, Nhlabatsi B, Masuku T, Cohn J, Chouraya C. "The right time is just after birth": acceptability of point-of-care birth testing in Eswatini: qualitative results from infant caregivers, health care workers, and policymakers. BMC Pediatr 2020; 20:347. [PMID: 32669131 PMCID: PMC7362515 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-020-02242-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Testing for HIV at birth has the potential to identify infants infected in utero, and allows for the possibility of beginning treatment immediately after birth; point of care (POC) testing allows rapid return of results and faster initiation on treatment for positive infants. Eswatini piloted birth testing in three public maternities for over 2 years. METHODS In order to assess the acceptability of POC birth testing in the pilot sites in Eswatini, interviews were held with caregivers of HIV-exposed infants who were offered birth testing (N = 28), health care workers (N = 14), and policymakers (N = 10). Participants were purposively sampled. Interviews were held in English or SiSwati, and transcribed in English. Transcripts were coded by line, and content analysis and constant comparison were used to identify key themes for each respondent type. RESULTS Responses were categorized into: knowledge, experience, opinions, barriers and challenges, facilitators, and suggestions to improve POC birth testing. Preliminary findings reveal that point of care birth testing has been very well received but challenges were raised. Most caregivers appreciated testing the newborns at birth and getting results quickly, since it reduced anxiety of waiting for several weeks. However, having a favorable experience with testing was linked to having supportive and informed family members and receiving a negative result. Caregivers did not fully understand the need for blood draws as opposed to tests with saliva, and expressed the fears of seeing their newborns in pain. They were specifically grateful for supportive nursing staff who respected their confidentiality. Health care workers expressed strong support for the program but commented on the high demand for testing, increased workload, difficulty with errors in the testing machine itself, and struggles to implement the program without sufficient staffing, especially on evenings and weekends when phlebotomists were not available. Policymakers noted that there have been challenges within the program of losing mothers to follow up after they leave hospital, and recommended stronger linkages to community groups. CONCLUSIONS There is strong support for scale-up of POC birth testing, but countries should consider ways to optimize staffing and manage demand.
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- Emma Sacks
- Department of Global Health, George Washington University School of Public Health, 950 New Hampshire Ave, NW, Washington, DC, 20052, USA.
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- Department of Global Health, George Washington University School of Public Health, 950 New Hampshire Ave, NW, Washington, DC, 20052, USA
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- Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Mbabane, Eswatini
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- Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland
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Kyololo OM, Stevens BJ, Songok J. Mothers' Perceptions about Pain in Hospitalized Newborn Infants in Kenya. J Pediatr Nurs 2019; 47:51-57. [PMID: 31039509 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2019.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Revised: 04/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/13/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PURPOSE Explore views of mothers about pain and pain treatment practices in hospitalized newborn infants. DESIGN AND METHODS A Qualitative descriptive study using photo-elicitation technique was conducted in a level I and a level II neonatal units in Kenya. Fifteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with mothers of hospitalized infants. The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using inductive content analysis approach. RESULTS Mothers described the experience of witnessing their infants undergo painful procedures as emotionally and psychologically traumatic. Participants felt helpless for not being able to protect their infants from pain a situation which was made worse by health care providers who appeared less concerned about pain relief during procedures. Mothers' views demonstrated a good understanding of pain-relief strategies; they identified strategies that health care providers should routinely use to relief pain in hospitalized infants. Furthermore, participants desired to be involved in comforting their infants during clinical procedures. CONCLUSION Repeated and untreated painful procedures continue to define the hospitalisation experience of newborn infants despite the presence of mothers who desire to be involved in comforting their infants during procedures. PRACTICE IMPLICATION Minimizing the burden of pain and using pain-relieving interventions could reduce parental stress and optimize parental role attainment following hospitalisation.
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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Gates A, Shave K, Featherstone R, Buckreus K, Ali S, Scott SD, Hartling L. Procedural Pain: Systematic Review of Parent Experiences and Information Needs. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2018; 57:672-688. [PMID: 28959897 DOI: 10.1177/0009922817733694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Parents wish to reduce their child's pain during medical procedures but may not know how to do so. We systematically reviewed the literature on parents' experiences and information needs related to managing their child's pain for common medical procedures. Of 2678 records retrieved through database searching, 5 were included. Three additional records were identified by scanning reference lists. Five studies were qualitative, and 3 were quantitative. Most took place in North America or Europe (n = 7) and described neonatal intensive care unit experiences (n = 5). Procedures included needle-related medical procedures (eg, venipuncture, phlebotomy, intravenous insertion), sutures, and wound repair and treatment, among others. Generally, parents desired being present during procedures, wanted to remain stoic for their child, and thought that information would be empowering and relieve stress but felt unsupported in taking an active role. Supporting and educating parents may empower them to lessen pain for their children while undergoing medical procedures.
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- 1 University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- 1 University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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