Long-term effects of neonatal pain
Pain experienced during neonatal intensive care management can influence neurodevelopmental outcome and the somatosensory and/or emotional components of pain response in later life. Alterations in biological factors (e.g. peripheral and central somatosensory function and modulation, brain structure and connectivity) and psychosocial factors (e.g. gender, coping style, mood, parental response) that influence pain have been identified in children and young adults born very preterm or extremely preterm.
Source: Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Suellen M. Walker Source Type: research
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