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Parent Touch as a Therapeutic Tool for Pain Management in the NICU
- Speaker: Sejal Fichadia , B.Sc. (Microbiology and Clinical Lab Sciences), IBCLC
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- Duration: 60 Mins
- Credits: 1 CERP, 1 Nursing CEU, 1 CME
Abstract:
Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are stressful environments for newborns, where opportunities for human touch are limited. Infant massage has been shown to have positive effects on various outcomes, including weight gain, shorter hospital stays and a reduction in postnatal complications. Infant massage has also been recognized as a promising complementary therapy for pain management in NICUs, where premature and medically fragile infants frequently undergo invasive procedures. Infant massage is a developmentally supportive tool that has been shown to offer positive effects for both full term and preterm infants over many decades. This presentation explores the ways, neonatal intensive care units can incorporate infant massage delivered by parents as a therapeutic and non-pharmacological pain management tool for their infants in the NICU. This presentation also aims to review the current literature, discusses the mechanisms by which infant massage may impact pain management, and offers recommendations for integrating this practice into NICU care protocols.
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Parent Touch as a Therapeutic Tool for Pain Management in the NICU
Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are stressful environments for newborns, where opportunities for human touch are limited. Infant massage has been shown to have positive effects on various outcomes, including weight gain, shorter hospital stays and a reduction in postnatal complications. Infant massage has also been recognized as a promising complementary therapy for pain management in NICUs, where premature and medically fragile infants frequently undergo invasive procedures. Infant massage is a developmentally supportive tool that has been shown to offer positive effects for both full term and preterm infants over many decades. This presentation explores the ways, neonatal intensive care units can incorporate infant massage delivered by parents as a therapeutic and non-pharmacological pain management tool for their infants in the NICU. This presentation also aims to review the current literature, discusses the mechanisms by which infant massage may impact pain management, and offers recommendations for integrating this practice into NICU care protocols.
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