Mariana Bueno, an Assistant Professor at the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, is the lead author of a recently published Cochrane review investigating the administration of sucrose as a form of ...

Sucrose likely relieves pain in newborns during and after venepuncture, a 2026 systematic review has found. Read more.

Giving sucrose, a sugary liquid, to infants is an effective way to manage pain in babies in the neonatal intensive care unit when drawing blood from a ...

A new Cochrane review has found that sucrose can help with pain relief in newborn babies during common hospital procedures, such as venepuncture. This involves drawing blood with a needle, typically ...

Sugar placed in a baby’s mouth before a needle procedure can reduce pain, according to a new scientific review. View on euronews ...

A new Cochrane review has found that sucrose can help with pain relief in newborn babies during common hospital procedures, such as venepuncture. This involves drawing blood with a needle, typically ...

Sucrose is table sugar. When mixed with water, and in very small amounts, it can be used for pain relief in newborn babies. Sucrose is dropped on a baby's tongue about two minutes before and/or ...

Background and aims: In term neonates venepuncture is considered less painful than heel lance for blood sampling. Here, we compared the effects of venepuncture and heel lance blood sampling in preterm ...