Babies need more than sugar to ease their pain, study finds

By Carly Weeks, for Globe & Mail

Anna Taddio’s study questions common pain-relief procedure

Photo: ©Zoe/zefa/Corbis

Photo: ©Zoe/zefa/Corbis

Contrary to commonly held views, giving newborns sucrose does not significantly reduce the pain they suffer while undergoing routine procedures shortly after birth, according to a new Canadian study that may throw the common practice into question.

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