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Physical, physiological & developmental health problems of preterm neonateOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Aim of the work: To study the effect of different positions of the premature babies upon their pain responses during withdrawing blood samples. Design: Quasi experimental study design. Setting: This study was conducted at two Neonatal Intensive Care Units at the Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology affiliated to Ain Shams University and Menia El-qamh General Hospital in El-sharqia city. Subjects: composed of 100 preterm neonates (52 males, 48 females). Tools: 1) Medical records of basic data for preterm neonates. 2) Pain level assessment scale (Premature Infant Pain Profile). The results: showed that most of preterm neonates 94% in prone position were ≤6 degree of pain and 92% preterm neonates in supine position were from 13 to 21 degrees of pain degree. While, decreased in prone position this showed the prone position that affected positively on pain responses for preterm neonates than supine position. Conclusion: Based on the finding of the present study, it can be concluded that the prone position helps to relieve pain during blood sample withdrawal and affect positively the pain responses for preterm neonates than supine position. Recommendation: It is recommended to turn the position of neonates frequently should be a part of neonatal care protocol, prone positions are recommended to help in relieving pain, achieve maximum oxygen saturation and updated policies in neonatal intensive care units included oxygen and positioning should be part of caring.