The heel blood procedure for newborn screening is done for almost all babies within the first 48 hours of birth. It is stated that non-pharmacological methods in reducing pain during the heel blood collection process are simple, effective, free, and very cost-effective. Studies have shown that auditory interventions (such as mother's voice, white noise) used in invasive procedures distract the infant and create a cognitive strategy for pain control. According to this information, one aim of the study is to determine the effect of the mother's voice and white noise, which are non-pharmacological methods, on the comfort level of the baby in the heel blood procedure. It is thought that especially acute painful procedures applied to infants will reduce the level of stress and anxiety in parents. Another aim of this study is to determine the effect of a mother's voice and white noise, which are non-pharmacological methods, on the state anxiety levels of mothers in the heel blood collection process.
Who can participate
Age range1 Hour – 1 Month
SexALL
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Inclusion criteria
✓. Newborns whose postnatal age is between 1-5 days,
✓. 38-42. newborns born between gestational weeks,
✓. Healthy newborns,
✓. Babies of mothers without diabetes,
✓. Newborns who were not given any opioid and non-opioid drugs before the application,
✓. Newborns who have been fed at least 30 minutes ago,
✓. Newborns without any painful interventions other than vitamin K and Hepatitis B injections will be included.
✓. Mothers who can speak and understand Turkish,
✕. If the lancet cannot be inserted and removed at once, the baby will be excluded from the study.
✕. Infants, despite meeting the criteria, will be excluded from the study if the heel blood collection takes more than 2 minutes in total, the procedure is disrupted by someone entering the room loudly, or the mother changes the position of the baby.