مقايسه تاثير مكيدن پستان توسط شيرخواران با قرارگرفتن در آغوش مادر بر درد ناشي از واكسيناسيون

Comparison of the Effect of Breast Sucking with Being in the Motherʹs Hug on Pain Relieving during Immunization Injection

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Since neonates have higher pain sensitivity, pain management has become a crucial part of neonatal care and cure. The objective of this study was to compare the effect of breast-sucking with being in the motherʹs hug on pain relieving during immunization injection. METHODS This controlled trial study was performed on 76 healthy term infants with 2-4 months years old. They were divided into two groups. By randomized collection one group were breast-fed, 2 minutes before, during, and 15 seconds after the injection, and second were in tiieir motherʹs hug 2 minutes before, during, and 15 seconds after the injection. Modified Behavioral Pain Scale (MBPS) assessed objective changes in appearance of neonates (facial expression, cry and movements) during 5 second before immunization to 15 second after it. The scores for each behavior were calculated and compared in two groups. FIN DIM iS: There were significant differences in behavioral pain scores of breast-fed group (4.6+1.8) and motherʹs hug (6.7±1.2) include facial expression (p=0.032), cry (p=0.0001) and movements (p=0.0001) and there is no statistically significant difference found between the 2 groups for age, sex and the time of feeding prior to vaccination. COM LI SION Breast-feeding may have an analgesic effect during immunization injections in healthy neonates.