ArticleThe Linacre quarterly2020
Fetal Pain: The Science Behind Why It Is the Medical Standard of Care.
Article in The Linacre quarterly, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Terminology matters: is the International Association for the Study of Pain definition of pain fully satisfactory for fetuses, neonates, and infants?Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Difficulties in Adaptation of the Mother and Newborn via Cesarean Section versus Natural Birth-A Narrative Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The fetal pain paradox.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Fetal Pain in the First Trimester.The Linacre quarterly · 2022Article
- Barriers to Perinatal Palliative Care Consultation.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2020Article
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Abstract
Despite pain as the fifth vital sign in adult and pediatric care, many still dismiss the fact that immature human beings (whether a fetus, a preterm, or term baby) are capable of being affected by pain. Studies have demonstrated that avoiding, minimizing, and treating pain in babies, particularly when premature, improves their outcomes. Informed by the evidence, treating neonatal pain has become the medical standard of care for physicians in neonatology and anesthesiology. This article provides a brief overview of relevant publications that explain the clinical evolution that has led to the treatment of neonatal pain. This article also examines three arguments against the existence of fetal pain and presents evidence that refutes them. Informed by the research, a revised definition of pain is offered.
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