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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Pain Res.
Sec. Pediatric Pain
Volume 5 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpain.2024.1483317

The effects of maternal voice on pain during placement of peripherally inserted central catheter in neonates

Provisionally accepted
Audrey Flours Audrey Flours 1Fabienne Mons Fabienne Mons 1Antoine Bedu Antoine Bedu 1Thomas Lauvray Thomas Lauvray 1Anne-Laure Blanquart Anne-Laure Blanquart 1Jean-Baptiste Woillard Jean-Baptiste Woillard 1,2Audrey Mowendabeka Audrey Mowendabeka 1Vincent Guigonis Vincent Guigonis 1,2Laure Ponthier Laure Ponthier 1*
  • 1 Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Limoges, Limoges, France
  • 2 University of Limoges, Limoges, Limousin, France

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    Background: Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) are a necessary procedure for preterm newborns care. Despite the use of analgesic treatments, its insertion can be painful. Our objective was to study the effect of maternal voice on pain during PICC insertion.Method: We conducted a pre post study for 2 years. Pain was compared between the two groups (with/without maternal presence) using a neonatal pain scale (FANS). Infection rate, procedure time, number of failures, mothers' anxiety and caregivers'anxiety were compared between the two groups.Results: Ninety neonates were eligible. Finally, 63 neonates were included. Thirty-four placements were realized without maternal voice (first period) and 29 with maternal voice (second period). Mean FANS during PICC placement was lower in the maternal voice group than in the control group (1.15 ± 1.27 versus 1.41 ± 1.49, p=0.033). The FANS was also lower in the maternal voice group during the time of the first cutaneous effraction (p=0.032). There was no significant difference between the two groups concerning the other outcomes.Conclusion: Maternal voice added to conventional care decreased acute pain during PICC insertion without increasing infection rate, number of failures or procedure time.

    Keywords: neonates, Pain, maternal, Voice, Central catheter

    Received: 19 Aug 2024; Accepted: 15 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Flours, Mons, Bedu, Lauvray, Blanquart, Woillard, Mowendabeka, Guigonis and Ponthier. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Laure Ponthier, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Limoges, Limoges, France

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