Neonatal Pain Suffering, Pain and Risk of Brain Damage in the Fetus and Newborn /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Buonocore, Giuseppe (Editor), Bellieni, Carlo V. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan, 2008.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Gynecology.; Obstetrics.; Neurology.; Pain medicine.; Pediatrics.; Medical ethics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Pain Medicine.; Obstetrics/Perinatology.; Theory of Medicine/Bioethics.

Until the 1980s it was denied that fetuses and neonates feel pain. With the advent of a deeper understanding of the pathophysiology and new diagnostic tools, the last 30 years have seen great developments in this field, but the treatment of neonatal and fetal pain is still a controversial issue and...