Raouth R. Kostandy, PhD, RN Assistant Professor College of ... - IUPUI

The ten neonates reported here were one cohort inan NIH-funded multi-cohort pilot study measuringpain responses (Ludington, 2002). Inclusion criteria:1. healthy 30-32 weeks’ gestational age;2. within 2-9 days of birth;3. no signs of heel tissue inflammation;4. either NPO or fed by bolus feed (one completeamount of feeding given over 20 min); and5. being cared for in an incubator.