TY - JOUR T1 - Neonatal pain response to heel stick <em>vs</em> venepuncture for routine blood sampling JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed SP - F143 LP - F144 DO - 10.1136/fn.77.2.F143 VL - 77 IS - 2 AU - Vibhuti S Shah AU - Anna Taddio AU - Sian Bennett AU - Brian D Speidel Y1 - 1997/09/01 UR - http://fn.bmj.com/content/77/2/F143.abstract N2 - Neonatal pain response and adverse effects and maternal anxiety were assessed in 27 infants who were randomly allocated to venepuncture or heel stick. Pain was assessed by nurses using the Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS) and a three point scale for the mothers. NIPS scores were higher in the heel stick group compared with the venepuncture group. Maternal anxiety was higher before the procedure while perception of an infant’s pain was lower in the venepuncture group compared with the heel stick group. Venepuncture is less painful than heel stick in newborn infants undergoing routine blood sampling. ER -