ReviewActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2017
Defining pain in newborns: need for a uniform taxonomy?
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- [Evidence-based guideline for neonatal pain management in China (2023)].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2023Guideline
- Validation and reliability of a scale for prolonged pain assessment in Brazilian neonates.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- Understanding the mystery of the crying infant.Pediatric research · 2025Article
- Objective Detection of Newborn Infant Acute Procedural Pain Using EEG and Machine Learning Algorithms.Paediatric & neonatal pain · 2025Article
- The Influence of Postmenstrual Age and Neurological Impairments on the Modified Pain Assessment Tool Score in Infants Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care: A Retrospective Medical Record Review.Paediatric & neonatal pain · 2025Article
- The effect of music on pain management in preterm infants during daily painful procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Review
- COMFORTneo scale: a reliable and valid instrument to measure prolonged pain in neonates?Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2023Observational
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- Biopsychosocial approach to tendinopathy.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2022Review
- Neonatal pain assessment: Do we have the right tools?Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Review
- Future roles of artificial intelligence in early pain management of newborns.Paediatric & neonatal pain · 2021Review
- Revisions to the IASP definition of pain-What does this mean for children?Paediatric & neonatal pain · 2021Article
- Practical approaches to sedation and analgesia in the newborn.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2021Review
- Psychosocial and Neurobiological Vulnerabilities of the Hospitalized Preterm Infant and Relevant Non-pharmacological Pain Mitigation Strategies.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Review
- Pain Scales in Neonates Receiving Mechanical Ventilation in Neonatal Intensive Care Units - Systematic Review.Journal of pain research · 2020Review
- Behavioral Observation of Infants With Life-Threatening or Life-Limiting Illness in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.Nursing researchArticle
- Does the IASP definition of pain need updating?Pain reportsReview
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Abstract
A framework for defining pain terms such as acute, persistent, prolonged or chronic pain to newborns was derived from the scientific literature on neonatal pain assessments, previous attempts to define chronic pain and the clinical and neurophysiological features of neonatal pain. This novel framework incorporates the temporal features, localising characteristics, and secondary effects of the pain experienced, as well as the behavioural and physiological response patterns of newborns.
conclusionAlthough not evidence-based, this framework provides an initial starting point for defining commonly used neonatal pain terms. It will require future revision/refinement based on the accumulating evidence for non-acute pain.
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