Mariana Bueno, an Assistant Professor at the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, is the lead author of a recently published Cochrane review ...

A large review finds that a few drops of sucrose may help reduce pain in newborn babies during blood tests and other hospital procedures.

A new Cochrane review has found that sucrose can help with pain relief in newborn babies during common hospital procedures, such as venepuncture. This involves drawing blood with a needle, typically ...

Sucrose is table sugar. When mixed with water, and in very small amounts, it can be used for pain relief in newborn babies. Sucrose is dropped on a baby's tongue about two minutes before and/or ...

A new Cochrane review has found that sucrose can help with pain relief in newborn babies during common hospital procedures, such as venepuncture. This ...

Background and aims: In term neonates venepuncture is considered less painful than heel lance for blood sampling. Here, we compared the effects of venepuncture and heel lance blood sampling in preterm ...

Sugar placed in a baby’s mouth before a needle procedure can reduce pain, according to a new scientific review. View on euronews ...