Neonatal pain : suffering, pain and risk of brain damage in the fetus and newborn / Giuseppe Buonocore, Carlo V. Bellieni, editors ; foreword by Ignacio Carrasco de Paula.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Buonocore, Giuseppe.

Bellieni, Carlo Valerio.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pain in infants.

Newborn infants.

Fetus.

Pain--complications.

Pain Management.

Brain Damage, Chronic.

Fetal Diseases.

Infant, Newborn, Diseases.

Medical Subjects:

Pain--complications.

Pain Management.

Brain Damage, Chronic.

Fetal Diseases.

Infant, Newborn, Diseases.

Physical Description:

xv, 169 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Milan ; New York : Springer, [2008]

Summary:

Until the 1980s it was denied that fetuses and neonates feel pain. With the advent of a deeper understanding of the pathophysiology and new diagnostic tools, the last 30 years have seen great developments in this field, but the treatment of neonatal and fetal pain is still a controversial issue and a central topic, not only in specialties directly concerned with it, but also in bioethics. Some important issues are still under investigation. When does pain perception appear? Is it ethical to cure fetal pain? Does fetal pain have consequences for the developing brain? Can a fetus suffer?

This volume aims to give an overview of current knowledge in the field. An international team of specialists has been assembled to evaluate neonatal and fetal pain from various points of view - neurological, pediatric, gynecological, anesthesiological - and with regard to possible consequences of pain (including psychological) for the brain.

This book will be an invaluable resource for neonatologists, pediatricians, anesthesiologists, gynecologists, and other professionals involved in this field, and for postgraduate students in all disciplines.

Contents:

Introduction: Pain and Suffering from the Womb Onwards? / G. Buonocore, C.V. Bellieni 1

Part I Delivery and Pain

1 Gonadal Hormones and Pain Modulation / A.M. Aloisi, I. Ceccarelli 5

2 Stress and Pregnancy: CRF as Biochemical Marker / P. Florio, F.M. Reis, S. Luisi, M. De Bonis, I. Zerbetto, R. Battista, M. Quadrifoglio, C. Ferretti, A. Dell'Anna, M. Palumbo, F. Petraglia 11

3 Pain Control During Labour / C. Benedetto, M. Zonca, L. Bonino, S. Blefari, E. Gollo 25

Part II Fetal Pain

4 Ultrasound and Fetal Stress: Study of the Fetal Blink-Startle Reflex Evoked by Acoustic Stimuli / C. Bocchi, F.M. Severi, L. Bruni, G. Filardi, A. Delia, C. Boni, A. Altomare, C.V. Bellieni, F. Petraglia 31

5 Prenatal Affective Exchanges and Their Subsequent Effects in Postnatal Life / C. Dolto 35

6 Pain in the Fetus / G. Noia, E. Cesari, M.S. Ligato, D. Visconti, M. Tintoni, I. Mappa, C. Greco, G.P. Fortunato, A. Caruso 45

7 New Insights into Prenatal Stress: Immediate and Long-Term Effects on the Fetus and Their Timing / K. O'Donnell, V. Glover 57

Part III Neonatal Pain

8 Pain Assessment and Spectral Analysis of Neonatal Crying / C.V. Bellieni, G. Buonocore 67

9 Analgesic Procedures in Newborns / L. Giuntini, G. Amato 73

10 Nonpharmacological Treatment of Neonatal Pain / R. Carbajal 83

11 Sensory Saturation: An Analgesic Method / C.V. Bellieni, M. Maffei, G. Buonocore 99

12 Pharmacologic Analgesia in the Newborn / A.M. Guadagni 103

13 Physical Stress Risk Agents in Incubators / R. Sisto 109

Part IV Pain: a Risk Factor for Brain Damage

14 Neonatal Stressors / M. Delivoria-Papadopoulos, O.P. Mishra 123

15 New Insights into Neonatal Hypersensitivity / C.J. Woodbury 131

16 From the Gate-Control Theory to Brain Programs for Neonatal Pain / K.J.S. Anand 141

Part V Pain and Communication

17 Disclosure of Pathology to the Newborn's Family / P. Arosio 151

18 Communication of Diagnosis: Pain and Grief in the Experience of Parents of Children with a Congenital Malformation / L. Memo, E. Basile, A. Ferrarini, O.S. Saia, A. Selicorni 157

19 Invest in Prenatal Life: A High-Yield Stock / M. Enrichi 161.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9788847007314

8847007313

9788847007321

8847007321

OCLC:

213007441