The effect of the facilitated tucking position on pain intensity during heel stick blood sampling in premature infants: a surprising result

Background: According to research findings, pain experience in neonatal period leads to short- and long-term complications that could be prevented by means of neonatal pain relief. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of facilitated tucking position on neonatal pain during heel prick blood sampling.Methods: This is a cross over clinical trial was done on 40 premature neonates. During blood sampling, neonates were put in either...