Effects of Using Various Heel-Warming Methods Such as Warm Towel Warming and a Thermophore Heating Pad Warming Before Heel Stick on Newborns’ Pain Level and Duration of Crying; A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the effects of two different warming methods such as warming with a thermophore heating pad and warming with a warm towel performed before heel stick on healthy term newborn’s pain level and the duration of crying. Methods: In the sample of this randomized controlled trial, a total of 147 neonates were randomly assigned to three groups as group 1: control group (n = 50), group 2: thermophore-warming group (n = 47) and group 3: warm towel-warming group (n= 50). To collect the study data, the “Descriptive Information Form”, “Follow-up Form”, and “Neonatal Infant Pain Scale” were used. Results: There was a statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of the mean scores obtained from the Neonatal Infant Pain Scale during the intervention and at the 1st and 2nd minutes after the intervention (p