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Abstract
This statement is intended for health care professionals caring for neonates (preterm to one month of age). The objectives of this statement are to: increase awareness that neonates experience pain; provide a physiological basis for neonatal pain and stress assessment and management by health care professionals; make recommendations for reduced exposure of the neonate to noxious stimuli and to minimize associated adverse outcomes; and recommend effective and safe interventions that relieve pain and stress.Entities:
Keywords: Infant; Newborn; Pain assessment; Prevention management
Year: 2000 PMID: 20107594 PMCID: PMC2810675 DOI: 10.1093/pch/5.1.31
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Paediatr Child Health ISSN: 1205-7088 Impact factor: 2.253