Comparative Study of Analgesic Effect of Breast Feeding Versus Dextrose during Heel Lance in Neonates

Aim: Firstly, to assess the level of pain in newborns enrolled in the study, after heel lance. Secondly, to determine the effect of oral dextrose solution and breast feeding on procedural pain in newborns in the experimental group. Material and Methods: The index study was conducted in neonatal nursery of tertiary care teaching hospital [MMIMSR,Mullana]. The participant cases were neonates with gestational age 34 weeks to 42 weeks who were on partial or complete breast-feeding scheduled for routine newborn screening blood test via heel lance (n 106). Neonates were randomized into 2 groups for analgesia, i.e. breast-feeding and 25% oral dextrose solution. The research variables include independent variables (oral 25% dextrose solution and breast feeding).