“A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECT OF ORAL 25% GLUCOSE ON LEVEL OF PAIN DURING THE SELECTED INJECTBLE VACCINATIONS AMONG INFANTS AT IMMUNIZATION CENTRE IN SELECTED HOSPITALS OF METROPOLITAN CITY.

Pain is a universal issue that often originates from disease processes, diagnostic procedures, treatments, and preventive interventions like vaccination. A thorough review of the literature indicates that both preterm and full-term infants have the ability to respond to pain and harmful stimuli by midgestation. Given these ndings, healthcare providers must identify safe and effective interventions to alleviate the effects of procedural pain. It is essential to relieve pain in infants; rstly, for ethical reasons, and, secondly, because pain can lead to decreased oxygenation, hemodynamic instability, or increased intracranial pressure. Recent research has shown that even short-term pain can have lasting negative effects in healthcare settings. Analgesia is not routinely provided to infants undergoing painful procedures such as vaccination. The pain associated with vaccination has become a source of anxiety and distress for children receiving it. Fortunately, various methods are now available to reduce procedural pain in newborns, such as oral sugar solutions.