Neonatal pain: suffering, pain, and risk of brain damage in the fetus and newborn

Giuseppe Buonocore, Carlo V. Bellieni, I. Carrasco de Paula9788847007314, 8847007313, 9788847007321, 8847007321

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.

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Table of contents :
THEZONE.pdf……Page 1
front-matter.pdf……Page 2
01 Introduction- Pain and Suffering from the Womb Onwards.pdf……Page 15
Part I.pdf……Page 17
1.01 Gonadal Hormones and Pain Modulation.pdf……Page 18
1.02 Stress and Pregnancy- CRF as Biochemical Marker.pdf……Page 24
1.03 Pain Control During Labour.pdf……Page 37
Part II.pdf……Page 41
2.04 Ultrasound and Fetal Stress- Study of the Fetal Blink-Startle Reflex Evoked by Acoustic Stimuli.pdf……Page 42
2.05 Prenatal Affective Exchanges and Their Subsequent Effects in Postnatal Life.pdf……Page 45
2.06 Pain in the Fetus.pdf……Page 55
2.07 New Insights into Prenatal Stress- Immediate and Long-Term Effects on the Fetus and Their Timing.pdf……Page 66
Part III.pdf……Page 74
3.08 Pain Assessment and Spectral Analysis of Neonatal Crying.pdf……Page 75
3.09 Analgesic Procedures in Newborns.pdf……Page 80
3.10 Nonpharmacological Treatment of Neonatal Pain.pdf……Page 89
3.11 Sensory Saturation- An Analgesic Method.pdf……Page 104
3.12 Pharmacologic Analgesia in the Newborn.pdf……Page 108
3.13 Physical Stress Risk Agents in Incubators.pdf……Page 114
Part IV.pdf……Page 125
4.14 Neonatal Stressors.pdf……Page 126
4.15 New Insights into Neonatal Hypersensitivity.pdf……Page 134
4.16 From the Gate-Control Theory to Brain Programs for Neonatal Pain.pdf……Page 143
Part V.pdf……Page 150
5.17 Disclosure of Pathology to the Newborn’s Family.pdf……Page 151
5.18 Communication of Diagnosis- Pain and Grief in the Experience of Parents of Children with a Congenital Malformation.pdf……Page 156
5.19 Invest in Prenatal Life- a High-Yield Stock.pdf……Page 160
back-matter.pdf……Page 165