The Effectiveness of Music on Pain During Heel Blood Collection in Premature Infants

The Effectiveness of Music on Pain During Heel Blood Collection in Premature Infants: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

Premature babies receiving treatment and care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are exposed to various painful procedures. Repetitive and untreated painful procedures have a negative impact on the physiological, cognitive and behavioral development of the baby.

Various approaches such as white noise, music, lullaby, kangaroo care, breastfeeding, swaddling, massage, and therapeutic positioning are used to reduce the painful processes that newborns are exposed to in the NICU.

Premature babies receiving treatment and care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are exposed to various painful procedures. Repetitive and untreated painful procedures have a negative impact on the physiological, cognitive and behavioral development of the baby.

Various approaches such as white noise, music, lullaby, kangaroo care, breastfeeding, swaddling, massage, and therapeutic positioning are used to reduce the painful processes that newborns are exposed to in the NICU.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Parent being voluntary to participate in the study
• Being born at 32-36+6 gestastional week
• The baby's condition is stable
• Having passed hearing test
• Having not congenital malformation

Exclusion Criteria:

• Birth weight below 2500 g
• Receiving analgesics or sedatives
• Need for mechanical ventilation
• Heel blood collection is not successful in the first time