

During venipuncture, infants ofĭiabetic mothers had higher median scores for grimacing (81.7% vsĤ0% P =.

(86% of normal infants vs 52% of infants of diabetic mothers had scores of Were zero, but the distribution of the scores was significantly different
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Median scores (interquartile range) for grimacingĭuring skin cleansing were higher in infants of diabetic mothers (22.2% Median baseline scores for grimacing,Ĭrying time, and VAS did not differ significantly between groups ( P =. Results Raters were blinded to exposure group. Main Outcome Measures Percentages of time observed grimacing and crying and visual analog Normal infants were compared for pain reactions to intramuscular vitamin K In addition,įrom September through November 2001, 12 infants of diabetic mothers and 12

Newborn screening test after the first day of life were compared. Undergoing a venipuncture on the dorsum of the hand to obtain blood for the Mothers underwent repeated heel lances in the first 24 to 36 hours of lifeįor monitoring of blood glucose concentrations. Teaching hospital between August 1999 and October 2000. Objectives To determine whether newborns who are born to mothers with diabetesĪnd undergo repeated pain learn to anticipate pain and exhibit more pain duringĭesign, Setting, and Participants Prospective cohort study of 21 full-term newborns born to mothers withĭiabetes and 21 born to mothers with uneventful pregnancies, at a university Whether cumulative experiences with pain lead to anticipatory pain behaviors
