Blinded randomized crossover trial: Skin-to-skin care vs. sucrose for preterm neonatal pain.
Somashekhar Marutirao NimbalkarVivek Vishwanath ShuklaVishwa ChauhanAjay PhatakDipen PatelApurva ChaplaArchana NimbalkarPublished in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2020)
Albeit sucrose indicated instantaneous action, SSC and sucrose have comparable clinical efficacy for preterm neonatal pain control. Multisensory stimulation with SSC may result in a higher behavioral state component of the PIPP score.