Abstract

Objective To evaluate the effect of breast-feeding on newborns' pain caused by vein puncture.Methods The newborns having pneumonia after into the hospital were randomly divided into breast-feeding group and control group, each group have sixty cases. The newborns in the breast-feeding group prohibit breastfeeding two or three hours before the operation, then began to receive breast-feeding at one minute before the vein puncture until the vein puncture finished. The newborns' time of cry, heart rate (HR) and oxygen saturation (SaO2) were recorded and compared between the two groups.Results The heart rate was significant differences on the time of cry caused by pain between the two groups (Z=-4.405,P<0.05), SaO2 after vein puncture are higher than control group(P<0.01).Conclusions Breast-feeding intervention can relieve newborns' pain caused by vein puncture. Key words: Infant; Vein puncture; Pain; Breast feeding; Suck; Nursing intervention

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