Newborns in ICUs often undergo painful procedures, most without pain medication

Tuesday, July 1, 2008 - 16:14 in Health & Medicine

An examination of newborn intensive care finds that newborns undergo numerous procedures that are associated with pain and stress, and that many of these procedures are performed without medication or therapy to relieve pain, according to a study in the July 2 issue of JAMA.

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