May 5, 2011 — In preterm infants — gestational age 28 to 32 weeks — use of a pacifier and 30% sucrose was effective in relieving pain related to feeding tube insertion, according to the findings of a ...

Background and aims: The practice of orogastric tube insertion has become quite popular in NICU's over the years. The present study was undertaken with an aim of assesing the pain associated with ...

Mounting evidence backs sucrose as an analgesic for newborns — yet their experience of pain remains mysterious.

Sugar placed in a baby’s mouth before a needle procedure can reduce pain, according to a new scientific review. View on euronews ...