Pain management
Relieving pain
There are multiple ways to manage pain for infants. If the mother is able to help, holding the infant in kangaroo position or breastfeeding can help calm the baby before a procedure is done. Other simple things that can help ease pain include; allowing the infant to suck on a gloved finger, gently binding the limbs in a flexed position, and creating a quiet and comfortable environment .
Common diagnoses and pathologies in the NICU include:
- Anemia
- Apnea
- Bradycardia
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)
- Hydrocephalus
- Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH)
- Jaundice
- Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
- Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
- Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL)
- Infant respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
- Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
- Neonatal sepsis
- Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) ,
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